【英语时差8,16】Swans 天鹅

In recent years, we’ve seen a big increase in the numbers of swans across the country. So some people feel that swans are becoming a danger to other river life. To answer this question, here is Paul from the Salmon¹ and Trout² Association. What happens is the swans come along and in deep water, they just graze on it, that’s no problem. It’s quite resilient and it’ll come back. The problem is in low water, they’ll eat it right down to the roots and they’ll kill it off. The problem here is more (that there is) not enough water in the river. Although it’s difficult to believe that today with all this flood water coming down. That’s the real issue. We need more water in the river to provide the depth for fish and birds to coexist side by side. Let’s hear from Graham who works for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, RSPB. The amount of water being taken out of the system is unsustainable, and also the amount of pollutants³ from washing achines and from farmland run-off coming into these rivers are also causing problems. So yes, let’s look at the problems swans are causing, but let’s look at the much bigger environmental picture too. That is historically the case, but these days all swans are protected under the wildlife and countryside act.

1 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？

2 trout   

n.鳟鱼；鲑鱼(属)

参考例句：

• Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the pollution.成千上万的鲑鱼和鳟鱼的鱼苗因污染而死亡。
• We hooked a trout and had it for breakfast.我们钓了一条鳟鱼，早饭时吃了。

3 pollutants   

污染物质（尤指工业废物）( pollutant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Pollutants are constantly being released into the atmosphere. 污染物质正在不断地被排放到大气中去。
• The 1987 Amendments limit 301(g) discharges to a few well-studied nonconventional pollutants. 1987年的修正案把第301条（g）的普通排放限制施加在一些认真研究过的几种非常规污染物上。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法