英语听书《海底两万里》第222期 第17章 海底森林(3)
时间：2019-02-25 作者：英语课 分类：《海底两万里》中英双语有声读物
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There I saw again, but not yet pressed and dried like the Nautilus's specimens 1, some peacock's tails spread open like fans to stir up a cooling breeze, scarlet 2 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 tangle 3 stretching out their young and edible 4 shoots, 大红的陶瓷贝，伸长像可食的嫩笋一样的片形贝。
twisting strings 5 of kelp from the genus Nereocystis that bloomed to a height of fifteen meters, bouquets 6 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 witty 7 naturalist 8 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 temperate 9 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 stony 10 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 anemone 11 from the genus Caryophylia with translucent 12 tentacles 13, plus anemone with grassy 14 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 swarm 15 of hummingbirds 16, 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 bristling 17 jaws 18 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。
n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人
- 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》
n.深红色，绯红色，红衣；adj.绯红色的
- 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。
n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱
- 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。
n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的
- 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。
n.弦
- 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。
n.花束( bouquet的名词复数 )；（酒的）芳香
- 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》
adj.机智的，风趣的
- 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。
n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者)
- 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。
adj.温和的，温带的，自我克制的，不过分的
- 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。
adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的
- 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。
n.海葵
- 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。
adj.半透明的；透明的
- 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。
n.触手( tentacle的名词复数 )；触角；触须；触毛
- 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》
adj.盖满草的；长满草的
- 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。
n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入
- 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。
n.蜂鸟( hummingbird的名词复数 )
- 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？
a.竖立的
- "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。
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