【趣谈英语】海豚与河豚鱼-Dolphins Get High on Puffer Fish
英语课
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
get high: to experience a mood change from a drug or other substance
toxin 1: a poisonous substance
trance: a relaxed state in which you are not fully 2 aware
sceptic: a person who has doubts about something
ferment 3: convert into alcohol
immune: protected from the effects of an illness or substance
Dolphins Get High on Puffer Fish
In a 2015 documentary on dolphin behaviour, a filmmaker claimed that dolphins get high on puffer fish. Puffer fish release a poisonous nerve toxin that can be deadly to humans. In the film footage, the dolphins don’t eat the fish. They toss the fish around like a ball, and take turns with it. Afterwards, the dolphins appear to be in a trance-like state. The filmmaker suggests that dolphins use puffer fish to enjoy a natural high, just as other animals enjoy fermented 4 sugarcane, nectar, or berries. Some sceptics say there is no scientific proof that puffer fish give dolphins a natural high. One researcher says that the dolphins would have to eat the puffer fish to feel the effects of the toxins 5. Another says dolphins may be immune to the toxins, like some sharks. Regardless of whether or not dolphins are affected 6 by the toxins, they certainly have fun playing with objects, including ball-shaped fish.
get high: to experience a mood change from a drug or other substance
toxin 1: a poisonous substance
trance: a relaxed state in which you are not fully 2 aware
sceptic: a person who has doubts about something
ferment 3: convert into alcohol
immune: protected from the effects of an illness or substance
Dolphins Get High on Puffer Fish
In a 2015 documentary on dolphin behaviour, a filmmaker claimed that dolphins get high on puffer fish. Puffer fish release a poisonous nerve toxin that can be deadly to humans. In the film footage, the dolphins don’t eat the fish. They toss the fish around like a ball, and take turns with it. Afterwards, the dolphins appear to be in a trance-like state. The filmmaker suggests that dolphins use puffer fish to enjoy a natural high, just as other animals enjoy fermented 4 sugarcane, nectar, or berries. Some sceptics say there is no scientific proof that puffer fish give dolphins a natural high. One researcher says that the dolphins would have to eat the puffer fish to feel the effects of the toxins 5. Another says dolphins may be immune to the toxins, like some sharks. Regardless of whether or not dolphins are affected 6 by the toxins, they certainly have fun playing with objects, including ball-shaped fish.
n.毒素，毒质
- Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body.专家已把这一病症与体内毒素的积累联系起来。
- Tests showed increased levels of toxin in shellfish.检验表明水生有壳动物的毒素水平提高了。
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
vt.使发酵；n./vt.（使）激动，（使）动乱
- Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.果汁若是放置很久，就会发酵。
- The sixties were a time of theological ferment.六十年代是神学上骚动的时代。
v.（使）发酵( ferment的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）激动；骚动；骚扰
- When wine is fermented, it gives off gas. 酒发酵时发出气泡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His speeches fermented trouble among the workers. 他的演讲在工人中引起骚动。 来自辞典例句
n.毒素( toxin的名词复数 )
- The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins. 海洋成了各种有毒工业废料的大容器。
- Most toxins are naturally excreted from the body. 大部分毒素被自然排出体外。 来自《简明英汉词典》