英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 自然奇迹(7)

Some are little more than rocks, others substantial mountains, covered in woodland.

有的也就比岩石大点，其他的则是覆盖着森林的山脉。

The first British person to see that was captain Cook, who stood here in 1770, and for the first time, realized the scale of the Great Barrier Reef.

第一个到达这里的英国人是库克船长，他1770年来到这里，第一次意识到大堡礁的规模。

He also realized that the scale of the problem that faced him.

但他也意识到眼前的问题。

For Cook and his men without benefits of modern charts and sonar, it represented nothing more than a deadly labyrinth¹.

对库克和他的船员而言，没有现代航海图和定位装置。这就是致命的迷宫。

But it's exactly this complexity² and the sheer size of the reef that has created so many opportunities for life.

但也正是它的复杂和庞大，大堡礁才能提供各种生物各种生存机会。

There are fish of almost every imaginable kind.

这里有各种能想得到的。

Coral eaters, plant eaters, plankton³ eaters, the hunters and the hunted.

以珊瑚为食，以植物为食，以浮游生物为食。

Bluefin trevally, powerful predators⁴ that hunt in packs.

蓝鳍鰺，非常强悍的群体捕食者。

One minute that apparently⁵ minding their own business, the next, charging their prey⁶ with a sudden rush.

前一分钟还在独自晃晃悠悠，下一秒随即就对他们的猎物展开攻击。

Working together, they create confusion.

它们一起合作，制造混乱。

The trevally depart as quickly as they arrived, and the colorful reef fish regroup again to feed.

它们来无影去无踪，随后这些色彩缤纷的鱼又重新聚集在一起觅食。

1 labyrinth   

n.迷宫；难解的事物；迷路

参考例句：

• He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.他在迷宫似的小巷中闲逛。
• The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心灵是一座迷宫。

2 complexity   

n.复杂(性)，复杂的事物

参考例句：

• Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性。
• The complexity of the road map puzzled me.错综复杂的公路图把我搞糊涂了。

3 plankton   

n.浮游生物

参考例句：

• Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.浮游生物处于海洋食物链的最底层。
• The plankton in the sea feeds many kinds of animals. 海的浮游生物成为很多种动物的食物。

4 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。