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英语听书《海底两万里》第222期 第17章 海底森林(3)

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 　　There I saw again, but not yet pressed and dried like the Nautilus's specimens1, some peacock's tails spread open like fans to stir up a cooling breeze, scarlet2 rosetangle,  我在这里又看到的，不是像在诺第留斯号船上风干的标本，而是恬生生的、似乎迎凤招展地作扇子般展开的孔雀彩贝，

　　sea tangle3 stretching out their young and edible4 shoots,  大红的陶瓷贝，伸长像可食的嫩笋一样的片形贝。
　　twisting strings5 of kelp from the genus Nereocystis that bloomed to a height of fifteen meters, bouquets6 of mermaid's cups whose stems grew wider at the top,  细长柔软，一直长到十五米高的古铜藻，茎在顶上长大的一束一柬瓶形水草，
　　and a number of other open-sea plants, all without flowers.  以及其他许多的海产植物，通通没有花。
　　It's an odd anomaly in this bizarre element! as one witty7 naturalist8 puts it. The animal kingdom blossoms, and the vegetable kingdom doesn't! 一位很风趣的生物学家曾说过：动物类开花，植物类不开花，大海真是奇异例外的环境，古怪新奇的自然！
　　These various types of shrubbery were as big as trees in the temperate9 zones;  在这些像温带树木一般高大的各种不同的灌木中间，
　　in the damp shade between them, there were clustered actual bushes of moving flowers,hedges of zoophytes in which there grew stony10 coral striped with twisting furrows,  在它们的湿润的荫影下面，遍生着带有生动花朵的真正丛林，植虫动物的篱笆行列，上面像花一般开放出弯曲条纹的脑纹状珊瑚，
　　yellowish sea anemone11 from the genus Caryophylia with translucent12 tentacles13, plus anemone with grassy14 tufts from the genus Zoantharia;  触须透明的黑黄石竹珊瑚，草地上一堆一堆的石花珊瑚—为了使这个幻觉完整无缺一又有蝇鱼，
　　and to complete the illusion, minnows flitted from branch to branch like a swarm15 of hummingbirds16, while there rose underfoot,  它们像成群的蜂雀，从这枝飞到那枝，至于两腮耸起、鳞甲尖利的麦虫鱼，飞鱼，单鳍鱼，
　　like a covey of snipe, yellow fish from the genus Lepisocanthus with bristling17 jaws18 and sharp scales, flying gurnards, and pinecone fish. 那简直就像一群鹌鹑，在我们脚下跳来跳去。

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1 specimens 91fc365099a256001af897127174fcce     
n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人
参考例句：
  • Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
  • The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 scarlet zD8zv     
n.深红色，绯红色，红衣；adj.绯红色的
参考例句：
  • The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
  • The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了，深红的颜色变成了绯红，绯红又变为浅红。
3 tangle yIQzn     
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。
4 edible Uqdxx     
n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的
参考例句：
  • Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
  • This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。
5 strings nh0zBe     
n.弦
参考例句：
  • He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
  • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
6 bouquets 81022f355e60321845cbfc3c8963628f     
n.花束( bouquet的名词复数 )；（酒的）芳香
参考例句：
  • The welcoming crowd waved their bouquets. 欢迎的群众摇动着花束。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • As the hero stepped off the platform, he was surrounded by several children with bouquets. 当英雄走下讲台时，已被几名手持花束的儿童围住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 witty GMmz0     
adj.机智的，风趣的
参考例句：
  • Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation.她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣。
  • He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。
8 naturalist QFKxZ     
n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者)
参考例句：
  • He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.他从事印刷业，同时是个博物学爱好者。
  • The naturalist told us many stories about birds.博物学家给我们讲述了许多有关鸟儿的故事。
9 temperate tIhzd     
adj.温和的，温带的，自我克制的，不过分的
参考例句：
  • Asia extends across the frigid,temperate and tropical zones.亚洲地跨寒、温、热三带。
  • Great Britain has a temperate climate.英国气候温和。
10 stony qu1wX     
adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的
参考例句：
  • The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。
  • He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。
11 anemone DVLz3     
n.海葵
参考例句：
  • Do you want this anemone to sting you?你想让这个海葵刺疼你吗？
  • The bodies of the hydra and sea anemone can produce buds.水螅和海葵的身体能产生芽。
12 translucent yniwY     
adj.半透明的；透明的
参考例句：
  • The building is roofed entirely with translucent corrugated plastic.这座建筑完全用半透明瓦楞塑料封顶。
  • A small difference between them will render the composite translucent.微小的差别,也会使复合材料变成半透明。
13 tentacles de6ad1cd521db1ee7397e4ed9f18a212     
n.触手( tentacle的名词复数 )；触角；触须；触毛
参考例句：
  • Tentacles of fear closed around her body. 恐惧的阴影笼罩着她。
  • Many molluscs have tentacles. 很多软体动物有触角。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 grassy DfBxH     
adj.盖满草的；长满草的
参考例句：
  • They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
  • Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。
15 swarm dqlyj     
n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入
参考例句：
  • There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
  • A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。
16 hummingbirds 86894f7ac4de81bc2d81331e9759a43b     
n.蜂鸟( hummingbird的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious. 蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
  • Why do hummingbirds and gorillas both have backbones? 为什么蜂鸟和大猩猩都有脊骨？
17 bristling tSqyl     
a.竖立的
参考例句：
  • "Don't you question Miz Wilkes' word,'said Archie, his beard bristling. "威尔克斯太太的话，你就不必怀疑了。 "阿尔奇说。他的胡子也翘了起来。
  • You were bristling just now. 你刚才在发毛。
18 jaws cq9zZq     
n.口部；嘴
参考例句：
  • The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
  • The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

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