【英音模仿秀】鳕鱼的寿命

模仿文本： But to quote Cefas, the journalists misunderstood the data. For some reason, they decided¹ to class an adult cod² as over 13. But that's not merely an adult cod, it's an ancient cod. Now we shouldn't be surprised that there are very few cod over 13, just as we aren't surprised there are hardly any humans older than a hundred. 

 

 

译文： 不过，Cefas表示记者们误解了这一数据。由于某些原因，他们把13岁以上的鳕鱼归为成年鳕鱼。但是13岁对鳕鱼而言不仅仅是成年，反而可以算做是老年了。正如同我们并不惊讶于很少有人能活过100岁一样，我们也不需对没有多少鳕鱼能活过13岁感到惊讶。 

 

 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 cod   

n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗

参考例句：

• They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
• Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。