VOA双语新闻 Tsunami Damage to Thai Coral Reefs

Tens of thousands of tourists from around the world visit Thailand's famous dive sites each year. But marine experts say the killer tsunami two weeks ago has temporarily damaged some of the area's picture perfect coral reefs. 每年都有好几万名来

英语听书《海底两万里》第341期 第23章 珊瑚王国(38)

Finally, at noon, we were plowing the waves of the Red Sea. 到了中午，我们就走在红海里面了。 The Red Sea: that great lake so famous in biblical traditions, seldom replenished by rains, fed by no important rivers, continually drained b

英语听书《海底两万里》第331期 第23章 珊瑚王国(28)

Just then a huge cave opened up in our path, hollowed from a picturesque pile of rocks whose smooth heights were completely hung with underwater flora. 这时候，我们面前现出一个宽大的石洞，洞在满铺各种海底花草的岩石堆中。

英语听书《海底两万里》第333期 第23章 珊瑚王国(30)

This diver didn't see us. A shadow cast by our crag hid us from his view. 这个采珠人看不见我们。岩石的阴影挡住了他的视线。 And besides, how could this poor Indian ever have guessed that human beings, 并且，这个可怜的印度

英语听书《海底两万里》第342期 第23章 珊瑚王国(39)

Then the Nautilus drew near the beaches of Africa, where the sea is considerably deeper. 随后，诺第留斯号走近非洲海岸，这一带的海就深得多了。 There, through the open panels and in a midwater of crystal clarity, our ship enab

英语听书《海底两万里》第343期 第23章 珊瑚王国(40)

First division in the polyp group, the class Spongiaria has been created by scientists precisely for this unusual exhibit whose usefulness is beyond dispute. 海绵纲是水熄类的第一纲，这一纲就是由这种非常有用处的新奇产物组成

英语听书《海底两万里》第347期 第23章 珊瑚王国(44)

Indeed, the captain replied with a smile, and in this respect, the moderns aren't much farther along than the ancients. 是的，船长带着微笑回答，关于这一点，近代人并没有比古代入进步。 It took many centuries to discover t

英语听书《海底两万里》第356期 第23章 珊瑚王国(53)

THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them. 就在当天，我把这次谈话的一部分告诉了康塞尔和尼德兰，这使他们立即发生兴趣。 When I told them we wou

英语听书《海底两万里》第357期 第23章 珊瑚王国(54)

With Ned and Conseil, I went to sit on the platform. The coast to the east looked like a slightly blurred mass in a damp fog. 我坐在平台上，有尼德兰和康塞尔陪着。东岸好像有一大块东西，在湿雾中隐约显现。 Leaning a

英语听书《海底两万里》第358期 第23章 珊瑚王国(55)

That word siren put me back on track, and I realized that the animal belonged to the order Sirenia: 人鱼这个名字使我摸到了们路，我明白了这个动物是。 marine creatures that legends have turned into mermaids, half woman, half fis

儿童英语读物《神奇树屋》 第九册 Dolphins at Daybreak 03

3Mini-Sub Youvereallydoneitnow，Annie!saidJack. Sorry，sorry.Butlookoutthewindow!Anniesaid.Look! Forgetit!Wehavetofigurethisout!Jackstaredatthecomputer. Hesawarowofpicturesatthetopofthescreen. Whatdidyoudo?heasked. IjustpressedtheONbutton，saidAnn

英语听书《海底两万里》第313期 第23章 珊瑚王国(10)

At a signal from Captain Nemo, one of his men stepped forward and, a few feet from this cross, detached a mattock from his belt and began to dig a hole. 尼摩船长做个手势，一个船员走上前来，他在距十字架几英尺远的地方，从

英语听书《海底两万里》第314期 第23章 珊瑚王国(11)

Then the funeral party went back up the path to the Nautilus, returning beneath the arches of the forest, through the thickets, along the coral bushes, going steadily higher. 燃后这队送葬的队伍沿着原路，在森林的拱形建筑物下，一

英语听书《海底两万里》第316期 第23章 珊瑚王国(13)

NOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas. The first ended in that moving scene at the coral cemetery, which left a profound impression on my mind. 这次海底旅行的第二部分现在开始了。第一部分在珊瑚墓地动人的

英语听书《海底两万里》第317期第23章 珊瑚王国(14)

ON JANUARY 28, in latitude 9 degrees 4' north, when the Nautilus returned at noon to the surface of the sea, it lay in sight of land some eight miles to the west. 1月28日正午，当诺第留斯号浮上水面来的时候，它在北纬9度4分，望

英语听书《海底两万里》第318期 第23章 珊瑚王国(15)

Just then Captain Nemo and his chief officer appeared. 就在这时船长和他的人突然出现了。 The captain glanced at the chart. Then, turning to me: 船长在地图上看了一下，然后回过来对我说： The island of Ceylon, he said,

英语听书《海底两万里》第319期 第23章 珊瑚王国(16)

You mean, I said, that such primitive methods are still all that they use? 那么，我说，他们总是使用这种原始方法吗？ All, Captain Nemo answered me, although these fisheries belong to the most industrialized people in the world, the

英语听书《海底两万里》第321期 第23章 珊瑚王国(18)

I went back to reading Sirr's book, but I leafed through it mechanically. Between the lines I kept seeing fearsome, wide-open jaws. 我又拿西尔的书来读，但我只是无心地翻一翻。我在书中的字里行间，看见那大大张开的怕

英语听书《海底两万里》第325期 第23章 珊瑚王国(22)

Captain Nemo took me to the central companionway whose steps led to the platform. Ned and Conseil were there, enraptured with the pleasure trip getting under way. 尼摩船长领我到中央楼梯，梯上通至平台。尼德兰和康塞尔早在那里

英语听书《海底两万里》第241期 第19章 万尼科罗群岛(3)

While cruising along only a few cable lengths from the underpinning of Reao Island, I marveled at the gigantic piece of work accomplished by these microscopic laborers. 沿着克列蒙端尼岛的悬崖仅仅走了几百米，我对于这些微生物中