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The great waves
that in towards the shores
are dramatic demonstrations of its power
Waves originate far out at sea
There,
even can cause
and grow into swells
Out in the open ocean, by land,
such swells can become
lt's only when an
eventually reaches
that it starts to break
As it approaches the coast
the water at the bottom of the swell
is slowed by contact with the sea bed
The top of the swell,
still travelling fast,
starts to roll over
and so the wave breaks
The ocean never rests.
Huge currents, such as the Gulf Stream,
keep its waters constantly
on the move all round
lt's these currents
more than any other factor
that control the distribution of
nutrients and life in the seas
A tiny island lost
of the Pacific
lt's the tip of a huge mountain
that rises from
the sea floor thousands of metres below
The nearest land
is three hundred miles away
lsolated sea mounts
like this one create
where life can ...
in the empty
of the open ocean
But all the creatures
that swim beside it would
not be here were it not for
one key factor - the deep ocean currents
Far below the surface they
the island's
and are upwards
bringing with them from the depths
a rich soup of nutrients
Such up-wellings
attract great concentrations of life
Most of the fish here
are permanent residents,
feeding on the , the tiny floating
plants and animals that are
by the brought up from the depths
And they in turn,
attract visitors from the open ocean
.
The are easy targets
All this action attracts
even larger predators...
Sharks!
Hundreds of sharks.
These sharks are
normally ocean-going species
but the sea mounts in the eastern Pacific,
知识点
重点词汇
comparatively [kəmˈpærətɪvli] adv. 比较地；相当地 {cet4 toefl :5019}
roar [rɔ:(r)] n. 咆哮；吼；轰鸣 vi. 咆哮；吼叫；喧闹 vt. 咆哮；呼喊；使……轰鸣 n. (Roar)人名；(挪)罗阿尔 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :5275}
flourish [ˈflʌrɪʃ] n. 兴旺；茂盛；挥舞；炫耀；华饰 vi. 繁荣，兴旺；茂盛；活跃；处于旺盛时期 vt. 夸耀；挥舞 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :5548}
tuna [ˈtju:nə] n. 金枪鱼，鲔鱼 n. (Tuna)人名；(葡、匈、捷、土、塞)图纳 {cet6 :5993}
flanks [f'læŋks] n. 胁( flank的名词复数 ); 侧腹; 侧边; 侧翼 { :7126}
collide [kəˈlaɪd] vi. 碰撞；抵触，冲突 vt. 使碰撞；使相撞 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :7588}
gigantic [dʒaɪˈgæntɪk] adj. 巨大的，庞大的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :7783}
ripples ['rɪplz] n. 涟漪；波纹（ripple的复数） v. 呈波状（ripple的单三形式） { :8123}
expanses [ɪkˈspænsiz] n. 广阔的区域( expanse的名词复数 ) { :8187}
richness [ˈrɪtʃnəs] n. 丰富；富裕；肥沃；华美 { :9253}
deflected [dɪf'lektɪd] v. 打歪（deflect的过去分词） adj. 偏离的，偏向的 { :9485}
nourished ['nʌrɪʃt] adj. 有营养的 v. 营养（nourish的过去式）；抚养 { :10239}
oases [əʊ'eɪsi:z] n. 绿洲（oasis的复数形式） { :10318}
feeders [ˈfi:dəz] n. （动植物）进某种食物者( feeder的名词复数 ); 进料器; 供给装置; 鸟食罐 { :10516}
难点词汇
silky [ˈsɪlki] adj. 丝的；柔滑的；温和的；丝绸一样的 { :11723}
precipitously [prɪ'sɪpɪtəslɪ] adv. 陡峭地；出乎意料地；陡然地 { :18242}
plankton [ˈplæŋktən] n. 浮游生物（总称） {ielts gre :19300}
unimpeded [ˌʌnɪmˈpi:dɪd] adj. 畅通无阻的；未受阻的 { :21403}
复习词汇
swell [swel] n. 肿胀；隆起 vt. 使膨胀；使隆起 adj. 漂亮的；一流的 vi. 膨胀；肿胀；隆起 n. (Swell)人名；(英)斯韦尔 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4867}
词组
collide with [ ] v. 碰撞 [网络] 冲突；互撞；抵触
gentle breeze [ˈdʒentl bri:z] na. 【气】微风(三级风) [网络] 微风之恋；蒲福三级风；和风
in the midst [ ] [网络] 在情况中；於其中
in the midst of [in ðə midst ɔv] [网络] 在…当中，在…中间；意思是在某一进程之中；正当…的时候
ocean swell [ ] un. 海洋涌浪 [网络] 大洋涌浪；上风和浪
plankton feeder [ ] 浮游生物摄食者
shallow water [ ] un. 浅水 [网络] 浅水区；浅水区域；浅水湿地
shallow waters [ ] [水文] 浅水；浅海，浅水域；浅滩
the globe [ðə ɡləub] [网络] 地球；环球剧院；全球
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