英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 自然奇迹(4)

（单词翻译）

Even though, coral reefs cover less than 1% of world's oceans.

尽管珊瑚的面积还不到海洋面积的百分之一。

They contain a quarter of all known marine¹ life.

它们却容纳着四分之一的已知海洋生物。

And the Great Barrier Reef is the biggest of them all.

而且大堡礁是最大的珊瑚礁。

I still vividly² remember my first dive on a coral reef over 20 years ago.

我依然记得20年前第一次在大堡礁时的情境。

And the moment I put my head in the water, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

我入水的那一刻，我就知道自己的余生将奉献给它。

Even if I spent my entire life underwater, I still couldn't hope to see all the species that live on this reef.

即使我把一辈子都花在大海里，我也不可能看全生活在这片礁石中的所有物种。

400 species of hard coral, 300 of soft coral, 1,600 species of fish, 134 species of shark and ray, 30 species of whale and dolphin, 6 species of turtle, 14 species of sea snake, 3,000 species of mollusc..."

400种硬珊瑚，300种软珊瑚，1600种鱼类，134种鲨鱼和鳐，20种鲸类和海豚，6种海龟，14种海蛇，3000种软体动物。

The sheer number of creatures that live here makes the reef as hectic³ as any human city.

这么多的生物让大堡礁像人类居住的城市一样热闹。

With a rhythm of almost perpetual rush hours.

而且永远处于上下班高峰。