CNN 2010-05-17

Small amount of oil has hit the beaches, the tip of iceberg¹, so to say, but the beaches are just one part of the economic equation. CNN's Reynolds Wolf live in Pass Christian², Mississippi this morning. Reynolds?

I'll tell you, just moments ago we were walking around the dock and actually found this burlap sack. This burlap sack is, is one of hundreds that we would get that would actually come off these boats, like this oyster³ boat that you see right behind me. This one specifically has a tag on it. It's from Crystal Sea Seafood⁴. Ironically, that's the company that we actually highlighted yesterday. It is one of many in the area that has just been pounded, of course, by this moratorium⁵ on fishing, detrimental⁶ to both the businesses and their people.

This is our cooler, and this is everything we've got.

Now on a normal day how full would this room be?

It would be full.

So were the sharking line. These processing stations and this machine would be flash freezing thousands of oysters⁷ each day. So on just your average a day, you have about 120 people in here shoulder to shoulder? All working like crazy? Like mad? I'm sure it's loud as can be, isn't it?

It is very loud. You can't even hear yourself think.

And now, silence. Virtually all the gulf⁸ fishing grounds are closed for business. Jennifer Jenkins said good-bye to half her employees this week. Sixty hard workers. Some she considered family.

That's got to be tough.

You just kind of explain to them what's been happening as best as you can.

All the more frustrating⁹, this year's catch was one of their best since Katrina.

Crystal Seas Oysters was sailing smoothly¹⁰ through the recession. Now just snapshots of better days.

Ever wonder what a four-month supply of oyster shells looks like? Take a look at this. It's huge. Tons of shells. But unfortunately, production has now come to a screeching¹¹ halt.

And some of the last off the line went to half shell oyster house in Gulfport.

People love the oysters. They love'm.

That's what we, that’s what tourists come here to eat. My restaurant, 75 percent of the menu is seafood.

Sit right there and just gobble up the oysters as fast as I can shuck'm.

While the supply of oysters is quickly diminishing, there's no shortage of frustration¹² for those responsible.

It appears that they could also regulate themselves a little better from ruing¹³ a whole coastline because they'll probably walk away from it in much better shape than we all will.

Sixty people laid off. And wrap your mind around that one. Sixty people without jobs. That's 60 people who have to make rental¹⁴ payments. That’s 60 people who have to feed families.

It's a horrible thing to see. And the thing is, Kyra, it's not like they can go across the street and work at a different business because everyone is shut down along much of the coast. It's a very very, very tough thing. And you know if they want to work and stay in this business, they have to go to the east coast or the west coast where things are still operational. But here on the Gulf Coast it's, it’s pandemonium¹⁵.
 

1 iceberg   

n.冰山，流冰，冷冰冰的人

参考例句：

• The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。
• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。

2 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

3 oyster   

n.牡蛎；沉默寡言的人

参考例句：

• I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.我喜欢吃牡蛎，它味道真美。
• I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时，我发现我相当喜欢吃。

4 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

5 moratorium   

n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付

参考例句：

• The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
• We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。

6 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。

7 oysters   

牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We don't have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good. 我们今晚没有牡蛎供应。但小龙虾是非常好。
• She carried a piping hot grill of oysters and bacon. 她端出一盘滚烫的烤牡蛎和咸肉。

8 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

9 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

11 screeching   

v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 )；发出粗而刺耳的声音；高叫

参考例句：

• Monkeys were screeching in the trees. 猴子在树上吱吱地叫着。
• the unedifying sight of the two party leaders screeching at each other 两党党魁狺狺对吠的讨厌情景

12 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

13 ruing   

v.对…感到后悔( rue的现在分词 )；活羊拔毛

参考例句：

• This building will go to rack and ruing unless it is repaired. 除非这幢大楼进行修缮，不然就要倒塌了。 来自互联网
• Yesterday's reshuffle also marks the end of Mr Green's dominant role ruing the bank. 昨日的调整也标志着葛霖在汇丰主宰地位的终结。 来自互联网

14 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

15 pandemonium   

n.喧嚣，大混乱

参考例句：

• The whole lobby was a perfect pandemonium,and the din was terrific.整个门厅一片嘈杂，而且喧嚣刺耳。
• I had found Adlai unperturbed in the midst of pandemonium.我觉得艾德莱在一片大混乱中仍然镇定自若。