英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 珊瑚礁至雨林(4)

The sting rays first defense¹ line is remaining very still, in the hope that shark doesn't find it.

刺鳐的第一道防御工事是保持不动，期待鲨鱼不会发现它。

But the commotion² warns other rays to escape, yet it atracts other sharks like Jaccos at a kill.

骚动警告其他鳐赶快逃生，但是会吸引其他鲨鱼，就像屠杀中的豺。

Dramas like this are played out every day on the floor of lagoon³.

这样的剧本在环礁湖底每天都在上演。

But few people are threre to witness them.

但很少有人能够目睹到这一切。

It seems surprising the lagoon remains⁴ relatively⁵ unexplored environment.

令人惊讶的是，环礁湖似乎相对较少被探索。

But if you are a diver, why would you explored lagoon, it is relatively hostile.

但如果是位潜水者，为什么会探索环礁湖呢?相对而言，它的环境恶劣。

Particuarly when you compared it to the cristal clear reef that just shore boat right away.

尤其是不远处清澈透明的珊瑚礁区相比较时。

Yet there is plenty life down here,prong ,squid and all manners of fish species are caught by local fishermen.

但这里同样有着丰富的生物，当地渔民能捕捉到明虾，乌贼及各种鱼类。

Diving here is not easy, but it's well worthy⁶ effort.

在这里潜水并不容易，但值得一试。

Dotted across this vast underwater desert are ghostly oasis⁷ where amazingly life forms are taking hold.

点缀在广袤的海底沙漠中的是幽灵般的绿洲，神奇的生命在那里生根发芽。

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 commotion   

n.骚动，动乱

参考例句：

• They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵，引起了一阵骚乱。
• Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间，整条街道变得一片混乱。

3 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。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

6 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

7 oasis   

n.（沙漠中的）绿洲，宜人的地方

参考例句：

• They stopped for the night at an oasis.他们在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜。
• The town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.该镇是贫穷荒漠中的一块繁荣的“绿洲”。