英语听书《海底两万里》第497期 第31章 章鱼(5)

 Its slanting¹ fins² drew it to depths of 2,000 and 3,500 meters.  船的纵斜机板把船带到了2000至3500米的深海中。

There animal life was represented by nothing more than sea lilies, starfish,  在那里，有生命的动物就只有海百合、海星、

delightful³ crinoids with bell-shaped heads like little chalices⁴ on straight stems, top-shell snails⁵,  头像水母、修直的茎上长着一片小萼的可爱的五角海百合，马蹄螺，

blood-red tooth shells, and fissurella snails, a large species of coastal⁶ mollusk⁷. 血红的齿鱼以及属于大种的沿海软体动物的裂纹鱼。

By April 20 we had risen to an average level of 1,500 meters. 4月20日，我们又浮到150米的中层海水中。

The nearest land was the island group of the Bahamas, scattered⁸ like a batch⁹ of cobblestones over the surface of the water. 当时离我们最近的陆地是巴哈马群岛，它像一堆石堆一样散在海面上。

There high underwater cliffs reared up, straight walls made of craggy chunks¹⁰ arranged like big stone foundations, 在那里屹立着一些高高的海底悬崖，那是一些由粗糙石块砌成的、座基宽大的高墙，

among which there gaped¹¹ black caves so deep our electric rays couldn't light them to the far ends. 在它们之间，有一些，我们的灯光照不到底的黑乎乎的坑洞。

These rocks were hung with huge weeds, immense sea tangle¹², gigantic fucus-- a genuine trellis of water plants fit for a world of giants. 这些岩石上铺着大海草，大型的昆布和巨大的墨角藻，真是一道道海产植物做成的墙壁，这里称得上是巨人泰坦的世界。 

In discussing these colossal¹³ plants, Conseil, Ned, and I were naturally led into mentioning the sea's gigantic animals.  我、康塞尔和尼德一说到这些大型海洋植物，就自然而然地谈到了大型的海底动物。

The former were obviously meant to feed the latter. 大型的海底动物显然是以这些大型的海洋植物为食。

However, through the windows of our almost motionless Nautilus,  然而，透过几乎是丝纹不动的“鹦鹉螺号”船上的玻璃窗，

I could see nothing among these long filaments¹⁴ other than the chief articulates of the division Brachyura:  在长长的海草叶子上，我只看到了一些腕足类的主要节肢动物，

long-legged spider crabs¹⁵, violet crabs, and sponge crabs unique to the waters of the Caribbean. 像长爪海蜘蛛蟹、紫海蟹和加勒比海特有的海绵蟹。

1 slanting   

倾斜的，歪斜的

参考例句：

• The rain is driving [slanting] in from the south. 南边潲雨。
• The line is slanting to the left. 这根线向左斜了。

2 fins   

[医]散热片；鱼鳍；飞边；鸭掌

参考例句：

• The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关，与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
• Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句

3 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

4 chalices   

n.高脚酒杯( chalice的名词复数 )；圣餐杯；金杯毒酒；看似诱人实则令人讨厌的事物

参考例句：

5 snails   

n.蜗牛；迟钝的人；蜗牛( snail的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I think I'll try the snails for lunch—I'm feeling adventurous today. 我想我午餐要尝一下蜗牛——我今天很想冒险。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Most snails have shells on their backs. 大多数蜗牛背上有壳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

7 mollusk   

n.软体动物

参考例句：

• I swear I have never seen such a mollusk with thorns all over its body.我敢发誓我从来没有见过这种全身长满棘刺的软体动物。
• The colour varies with the mollusk and its environment.颜色因母体及其环境的不同而异。

8 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

9 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

10 chunks   

厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 )； （某物）相当大的数量或部分

参考例句：

• a tin of pineapple chunks 一罐菠萝块
• Those chunks of meat are rather large—could you chop them up a bIt'smaller? 这些肉块相当大，还能再切小一点吗？

11 gaped   

v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的过去式和过去分词 )；张开，张大

参考例句：

• A huge chasm gaped before them. 他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof. 前门不翼而飞，屋顶豁开了一个洞。 来自辞典例句

12 tangle   

n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱

参考例句：

• I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
• If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

13 colossal   

adj.异常的，庞大的

参考例句：

• There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
• Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。

14 filaments   

n.（电灯泡的）灯丝( filament的名词复数 )；丝极；细丝；丝状物

参考例句：

• Instead, sarcomere shortening occurs when the thin filaments'slide\" by the thick filaments. 此外，肌节的缩短发生于细肌丝沿粗肌丝“滑行”之际。 来自辞典例句
• Wetting-force data on filaments of any diameter and shape can easily obtained. 各种直径和形状的长丝的润湿力数据是易于测量的。 来自辞典例句

15 crabs   

n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》