英语听书《海底两万里》第345期 第23章 珊瑚王国(42)
时间:2019-01-27 作者:英语课 分类:《海底两万里》中英双语有声读物
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Other zoophytes swarming 1 near the sponges consisted chiefly of a very elegant species of jellyfish; 在海绵类旁边繁殖着的其他植虫动物,主要是形状很美观的一种水母。
mollusks were represented by varieties of squid that, according to Professor Orbigny, are unique to the Red Sea; 软体类有各种各样的枪乌贼,据奥比尼说,这些枪乌贼是红海的特产。
and reptiles 2 by virgata turtles belonging to the genus Chelonia, which furnished our table with a dainty but wholesome 3 dish. 爬虫类有属于龟鳖属的条纹甲鱼,这种甲鱼可以供应我们餐桌上一盘又卫生又好吃砌食品。
As for fish, they were numerous and often remarkable 4. Here are the ones that the Nautilus's nets most frequently hauled on board: 至于鱼类;这里有很多,并且很值得注意。下面是诺络留斯号的鱼网时常拉到船上来的鱼:
rays, including spotted 5 rays that were oval in shape and brick red in color, their bodies strewn with erratic 6 blue speckles and identifiable by their jagged double stings, 鳃鱼类,里面有椭圆形、砖石色,身上有不等的蓝黑斑点的稣鱼,从它们身上带有双重的齿形刺就可以认出来。
silver-backed skates, common stingrays with stippled 7 tails, butterfly rays that looked like huge two-meter cloaks flapping at middepth, 背色银白的白鳍鱼,尾带小点的赤醇鱼,以及锦带谭鱼,像长两米的宽大套子,在水中间滚来滚去。
toothless guitarfish that were a type of cartilaginous fish closer to the shark, trunkfish known as dromedaries that were one and a half feet long and had humps ending in backward-curving stings, serpentine 8 moray eels 9 with silver tails and bluish backs plus brown pectorals trimmed in gray piping, 没齿稣,完全没有牙齿,是跟鲛鱼相近的软骨鱼。驼峰牡蛎,峰顶是弯的尖刺,身长一英尺半。蛇鱼类,像尾色银白、背上淡蓝、褐色胸部带灰色边线的海鳗一样。有光鱼,属鳍科的一种,身上有窄条的金色纹,带法国国旗的红蓝白三色。
a species of butterfish called the fiatola decked out in thin gold stripes and the three colors of the French flag, Montague blennies four decimeters long, superb jacks 10 handsomely embellished 11 by seven black crosswise streaks 12 with blue and yellow fins 13 plus gold and silver scales, snooks, standard mullet with yellow heads, parrotfish, wrasse, triggerfish, gobies, etc., plus a thousand other fish common to the oceans we had already crossed. 长四分米的楔形硬鳍鱼;美丽的加郎鱼,身上有漆黑的六条横带,蓝色和黄色的鳍,金色和银色的鳞。还有团足鱼,黄头耳形豚鱼,硬鳍斯加鱼,海婆鱼,箭鱼,虾虎鱼以及我们已经走过的海洋都有的其他千百种鱼类。
密集( swarm的现在分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
- The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。
- The beach is swarming with bathers. 海滩满是海水浴的人。
n.爬行动物,爬虫( reptile的名词复数 )
- Snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles. 蛇和鳄鱼都是爬行动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs. 鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的
- In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
- It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
- The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
- Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
adj.古怪的,反复无常的,不稳定的
- The old man had always been cranky and erratic.那老头儿性情古怪,反复无常。
- The erratic fluctuation of market prices is in consequence of unstable economy.经济波动致使市场物价忽起忽落。
v.加点、绘斑,加粒( stipple的过去式和过去分词 );(把油漆、水泥等的表面)弄粗糙
- They crossed a field stippled with purple weeds. 他们穿过点缀着紫色草的田地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There was a gray stubble of beard stippled over Primitivo's jaws, his lip and his neck. 普里米蒂沃的下巴上,嘴唇上,脖子上布满了灰色的胡茬。 来自辞典例句
adj.蜿蜒的,弯曲的
- One part of the Serpentine is kept for swimmers.蜿蜒河的一段划为游泳区。
- Tremolite laths and serpentine minerals are present in places.有的地方出现透闪石板条及蛇纹石。
abbr. 电子发射器定位系统(=electronic emitter location system)
- Eels have been on the feed in the Lower Thames. 鳗鱼在泰晤士河下游寻食。
- She bought some eels for dinner. 她买回一些鳗鱼做晚餐。
n.抓子游戏;千斤顶( jack的名词复数 );(电)插孔;[电子学]插座;放弃
- Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement. 是机器下面的液压千斤顶造成的移动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The front end is equipped with hydraulic jacks used for grade adjustment. 前瑞安装有液压千斤顶用来调整坡度。 来自辞典例句
v.美化( embellish的过去式和过去分词 );装饰;修饰;润色
- The door of the old church was embellished with decorations. 老教堂的门是用雕饰美化的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue. 船尾饰有红色和蓝色的雕刻图案。 来自辞典例句
n.(与周围有所不同的)条纹( streak的名词复数 );(通常指不好的)特征(倾向);(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 );使布满条纹
- streaks of grey in her hair 她头上的绺绺白发
- Bacon has streaks of fat and streaks of lean. 咸肉中有几层肥的和几层瘦的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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