英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 珊瑚礁至雨林(1)

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef on our planet.

大堡礁是我们星球上最大的珊瑚礁。

It's one of the seven recognise to wonders of the natural world.

它是自然界七大公认的奇迹之一。

The reef itself is the place that most people explore.

珊瑚礁是大多数人探索的地方。

But there's much much more.

但这远非大堡礁的全部。

The coral reef is actually a very small part of this under water world as little as 7%.

事实上，珊瑚礁只是这片海洋世界中的一小部分，至多只占7%。

There 93% of the marine¹ park in composes of the variety of habitat,each one remarkable² in its own way.

大堡礁海洋公园的剩余93%有着许多种生存环境，每一种都非常独特。

And beyond the marine park, there are even more environments that are important to the reef.

在海洋公园以外，还有更多对珊瑚礁十分重要的环境。

Some close to shore, others in land.

有一些靠近海岸，其他则在内陆。

All together, there are more than a hundred different types of habitat in and around the Barrier Reef.

总之在大堡礁内部及其周围，有一百多种截然不同的生存环境。

Each with its own distinctive³ plants and animals.

每一种生存环境都有各自独特的动植物。

There are creatures that you would expect to see on the reef, and others that you would not.

珊瑚礁上会有你希望看到的生物，也有不希望看到的。

All the places in which these animals live are linked to a vast deep water lagoon⁴ which lies between the coast of mainland Australia and the out.

所有这些动物居住的地方都与巨大的深水环礁湖相连。深水礁湖介于澳大利亚海岸和外礁之间。

1 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

3 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

4 lagoon   

n.泻湖，咸水湖

参考例句：

• The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
• This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。