英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 自然奇迹(7)（在线收听）

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 labyrinth.

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 complexity 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, plankton 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 predators that hunt in packs.

蓝鳍鰺，非常强悍的群体捕食者。

One minute that apparently minding their own business, the next, charging their prey 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。