英语听书《海底两万里》第323期 第23章 珊瑚王国(20)
时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：《海底两万里》中英双语有声读物
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Branch Mollusca, Conseil said, class Acephala, order Testacea. 软体门，康塞尔说，无头纲，甲壳属。
Correct, my scholarly Conseil. Now then, those Testacea capable of producing pearls include rainbow abalone, turbo snails 1, giant clams 2, and saltwater scallopsbriefly, all those that secrete 3 mother-of-pearl, in other words, that blue, azure 4, violet, or white substance lining 5 the insides of their valves. 不过，我又说，一在体内能凝结成珍珠的最好软体动物，就是那珍珠贝，乳白珠贝，宝贵的小纹贝。珍珠不过是成为圆形的螺铀体的凝结物。它或者粘在珠贝的壳上，或者嵌在动物本身的皱折上。在介壳上的是粘着固定的，在肉上的是活动自由的。不过，珍珠总有一个小小的固体物，或一颗石卵，或一粒沙，作为它的核心，螺铀质在好几年中间连续不停地、薄薄一层地环绕着这核心累积起来。
Are mussels included too? the Canadian asked. 一百五十个鲛鱼?尼德·兰喊。
Yes! The mussels of certain streams in Scotland, Wales,Ireland, Saxony, Bohemia, and France. 我是说鲛鱼来着吗？我急忙喊道，我是要说一百五十个珍珠。说鲛鱼那就没有意义了。
Good! the Canadian replied. From now on we'll pay closer attention to'em. 正是，康塞尔说，先生现在可以让我们知道用什么方法把珍珠取出来吗？
But, I went on, for secreting 6 pearls, the ideal mollusk 7 is the pearl oyster 8 Meleagrina margaritifera, that valuable shellfish. Pearls result simply from mother-of-pearl solidifying 9 into a globular shape. Either they stick to the oyster's shell, or they become embedded 10 in the creature's folds. On the valves a pearl sticks fast; on the flesh it lies loose. But its nucleus 11 is always some small, hard object, say a sterile 12 egg or a grain of sand, around which the mother-of-pearl is deposited in thin, concentric layers over several years in succession. 把珍珠取出来有好几种方法，珍珠粘在壳上的时候，采珠人就时常用钳子把它突出来。不过，最平常的办法是把小纹贝摊在海岸边的草席上面。它们这样摆在露夭中就死了，十天后，它们到了相当腐败的程度了；于是把它们浸在宽大的海水池沼里面，然后打开它们，洗刷它们。就在这个时候，进行双重的刮削工作。首先，把商业中称为‘真银白混杂白，和混杂黑，的螺铀片一类一类分开，分盛在一百二十五公斤到一百五十公斤的箱子里。然后把珍珠贝的腺组织取开，把它煎煮，用筛子筛，把最小的珍珠都取出来。珍珠的价格是看它们的大小吗？"康塞尔问。
n.蜗牛；迟钝的人；蜗牛( snail的名词复数 )
- 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》
n.蛤；蚌，蛤( clam的名词复数 )v.（在沙滩上）挖蛤( clam的第三人称单数 )
- The restaurant's specialities are fried clams. 这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We dug clams in the flats et low tide. 退潮时我们在浅滩挖蛤蜊。 来自辞典例句
vt.分泌；隐匿，使隐秘
- The pores of your body secrete sweat.身上的毛孔分泌汗液。
- Squirrels secrete a supply of nuts for winter.松鼠为准备过冬而藏坚果。
adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的
- His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
- The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。
n.衬里，衬料
- The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
- Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
v.（尤指动物或植物器官）分泌( secrete的现在分词 )；隐匿，隐藏
- It is also an endocrine gland secreting at least two important hormones. 它也是一种内分泌腺，至少分泌二种重要的激素。 来自辞典例句
- And some calcite-secreting organisms also add magnesium to the mix. 有些分泌方解石的生物，会在分泌物中加入镁。 来自互联网
n.软体动物
- 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。
n.牡蛎；沉默寡言的人
- I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.我喜欢吃牡蛎，它味道真美。
- I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时，我发现我相当喜欢吃。
（使）成为固体，（使）变硬，（使）变得坚固( solidify的现在分词 )； 使团结一致； 充实，巩固； 具体化
- The substances are formed from a mixture of liquids solidifying under pressure. 这些材料是由几种液体混合在一起并加压使之凝固而成的。
- Painting is an art solidifies time and space for solidifying. 绘画是凝固了的时间和空间的艺术。
a.扎牢的
- an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术
- He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。
n.核，核心，原子核
- These young people formed the nucleus of the club.这些年轻人成了俱乐部的核心。
- These councils would form the nucleus of a future regime.这些委员会将成为一个未来政权的核心。
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