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Fishermen in China got a shock when they recently spotted1 a mystery creature in the water.
中国渔民最近在海域中发现一只神秘生物,被它吓了一跳。
There has been much confusion about what the animal could have been with some suggesting it may have been a dolphin or a sturgeon, the People's Daily Online reports.
据《人民日报》在线报道,人们对这只动物可能会是什么有着众多的猜测,一些人提出它可能是一只海豚或是一只鲟鱼。
The men were in waters near Zhoushan in eastern China when they spotted the creature.
男子发现这个生物的时候,他们正在中国东部舟山市附近的海域。
Pictures emerged from the Chinese media show the mysterious creature seems to have a long beak2 like a crocodile's and grey skin like a dolphin's.
中国媒体提供的图片显示这只神秘生物似乎像鳄鱼一样有很长的喙,又像海豚一样有着灰色的皮肤。
鳄鱼?海豚?中国渔民又捕到了深海怪物.jpg
It also appears to have two growths near the end of the beak-like mouth.
在它那张像喙的嘴的末端似乎还有两个赘生物。
The fishermen say that they have never seen the animal before in the waters.
渔夫表示他们以前从未在海中见到这种动物。
China's Naturalist3 magazine said that it looks like a beaked4 whale. This type of whale lives deep in the sea and is usually difficult to see.
中国自然杂志指出,它看起来像一只有喙的鲸。这种鲸生活在深海中,通常很难见到。
这种鲸因其瘦长的喙而闻名。它能够潜入深度超过500米的海中寻找食物。
Dr Stephen D. Simpson, a senior lecturer in Marine6 Biology and Global Change University of Exeter, told Mail Online: 'This looks to be a male beaked whale of the species Mesoplodon densirostris.
埃克塞特大学讲授海洋生物和全球变化的一位高级讲师Stephen D. Simpson博士向每日邮报指出:“这看上去像是柏氏中喙鲸中的一只有喙的雄鲸。”
'The two growths are actually upward facing teeth, which, believe it or not, are used to attract females!'
“这两个赘生物实际上是面部上方的牙齿,不管你信不信,它们是用来吸引雌性的!”
The mysterious creature has gained a lot of attention online with the news story on 163.com gaining over 69,000 comments.
这只神秘生物引起了网民的极大关注,网易上的新闻报道收到了69000多条评论。
One user said: 'I'd like to know what happened to the fish. Did it get eaten or was it released back into the wild.'
一名用户表示:“我想知道这只鱼怎么样了?它被吃掉了还是被放生了?
While another user wrote: 'Maybe the fish grew up drinking Chinese baby formula'.
另一位用户写道:“也许这只鱼是喝着中国婴儿奶粉长大的”。
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1 spotted | |
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的 | |
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n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻 | |
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n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者) | |
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adj.有喙的,鸟嘴状的 | |
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v.延长,加长( elongate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵 | |
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