英语听力：自然百科 大堡礁 自然奇迹(20)

（单词翻译）

A coral reef during the day is a very different place from a coral reef at night.

珊瑚礁的白天与夜晚是两个完全不同的世界。

The atmosphere changes completely.

这里的气氛完全不同。

The day shift has logged off, and the night shift has gone to work.

白天活跃的动物休息了，夜晚活动的方才出动。

It's mean and moody¹, and the animals here mean business.

夜晚环境恶劣多变，动物们必须保持警惕。

Just as in human cities, there's a new cast of characters after dark.

就像人类城市一样，夜幕下出动的都是迥然不同的角色。

Octopus² emerge from their holes to stalk their prey³.

章鱼从藏身的洞穴里出来觅食。

A tiny sole improves his chances of survival by mimicking⁴ a toxic⁵ flatworm.

这条小鰨鱼为了增加生存机会在模仿有毒的扁虫。

Some of the strangest nocturnal creatures are relatives of the starfish, like this feather-mouthed sea cucumber, sifting⁶ food from the sand.

一些最奇特的夜间生物都是海星的表亲，比如这一有着羽毛状口部的海参在用口从沙中筛出食物。

Another is the basket star.

还有这个筐蛇尾。

It comes alive at night, throwing out thousands of arms to filter food from the plankton-rich current.

它夜间出来，伸展开上千个枝杈般的触手从富含浮游生物的水流中过滤食物。

These animals can live for a very long time, up to 35 years.

它们的寿命很长，可达35岁。

And there's records of these guys being seen night after night,in the same place for over 15 years.

有记录证明这几个昼伏夜出的家伙在同一地点被观察记录了15年之多。