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Particles are swept onto the arms
and carried down to a mouth
in the middle of the .
These sudden movements
away tiny
that try to steal the sea lily's captures.
are not supposed to exist
in total darkness
but recently a new kind of
was found as deep as two thousand metres.
the cold waters of a
there was a deep sea
thirty metres high
and two hundred metres long.
This gets no energy from the sun
so it has to be very efficient
in catching food.
are far larger than
those of .
These are, in fact,
the largest in the ocean.
They belong to the deep sea
Their three long
can catch far larger prey than
other can.
This necessity to capture
every particle of food
that comes within reach
in this near desert
has changed many animals.
Most are
but this one, ,
has become a predator
and it's greatly
has been converted into a trap.
Most stay firmly
on the bottom
but not this extraordinary
deep sea species.
skirts of skin allow it to swim
hundreds of metres above the sea floor.
Eventually it will descend and
with luck,
will land on fresh feeding grounds.
This, though, has to be the most
extraordinary animal design of all.
lt's a and normally
you would expect the long body
to be stuck firmly in the .
This worm, alone in its group
swims in the open water.
itself with its yellow
it moves about
and so finds new sources of food
or maybe succeeds in escaping
from a predator.
This is , a close
relative of the sharks
less than a metre long.
on its chin help it hunt
the bottom, while its surprisingly
large eyes may help it
spot .
Large fish are rare down here
there's simply not enough
live sustain them.
Most have become .
A dead has attracted
a deep sea ...
... and a six shark.
These monsters grow to eight metres long.
Six are living fossils.
For a hundred and fifty million years
they have existed
living in water as deep as two thousand
five hundred metres.
Very few people have ever
been lucky enough
to glimpse these sharks from
and we know almost nothing
about their behaviour.
The body of is a substantial meal
but just occasionally a really
to the deep sea floor.
This is the dead of
a thirty ton .
lt's resting on the sea floor a mile down.
lt's only been on the bottom for six weeks
but already it has
attracted hundreds of .
These ancient are nearly
always the first to discover a fallen body
知识点
重点词汇
corpse [kɔ:ps] n. 尸体 {toefl ielts :5143}
freshly [ˈfreʃli] adv. 新近；精神饱满地 {toefl :5346}
unchanged [ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒd] adj. 未改变的 { :5360}
sediment [ˈsedɪmənt] n. 沉积；沉淀物 {toefl ielts gre :5512}
umbrella [ʌmˈbrelə] n. 雨伞；保护伞；庇护；伞形结构 {zk gk :5549}
coral [ˈkɒrəl] n. 珊瑚；珊瑚虫 adj. 珊瑚的；珊瑚色的 n. (Coral)人名；(英、法、西、葡)科拉尔 {gk toefl :5793}
corals [ˈkɔrəlz] n. 珊瑚( coral的名词复数 ); 珊瑚虫 { :5793}
tuna [ˈtju:nə] n. 金枪鱼，鲔鱼 n. (Tuna)人名；(葡、匈、捷、土、塞)图纳 {cet6 :5993}
enlarged [inˈlɑ:dʒd] v. 扩大，增大（enlarge的过去分词） adj. 放大的；增大的；扩展的 { :6348}
reef [ri:f] n. 暗礁；[地质] 矿脉；收帆 vt. 收帆；缩帆 vi. 缩帆；收帆 {cet6 toefl :6352}
reefs [ri:fs] 礁体 { :6352}
radically ['rædɪklɪ] adv. 根本上；彻底地；以激进的方式 {ky toefl :6472}
propelling [prə'pelɪŋ] n. 推进 v. 推动（propel的ing形式） adj. 推进的 { :6618}
gills [gɪls] n. （鱼等的）鳃( gill的名词复数 ); 深谷; （人的）腮下肉; 菌褶 { :7313}
tentacles ['təntəkəlz] n. [动] 触手；[动] 触须（tentacle的复数） { :7471}
gigantic [dʒaɪˈgæntɪk] adj. 巨大的，庞大的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :7783}
sensory [ˈsensəri] adj. 感觉的；知觉的；传递感觉的 {toefl :8022}
Norwegian [nɒ:'wi:dʒәn] adj. 挪威的；挪威语的；挪威人的 n. 挪威语；挪威人 { :8036}
cucumbers [k'ju:kʌmbəz] n. [园艺] 黄瓜（cucumber的复数） { :8294}
uniquely [jʊ'ni:klɪ] adv. 独特地；珍奇地 { :8638}
centimetre [ˈsentɪmi:tə(r)] n. 厘米；公分 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :8893}
carcass [ˈkɑ:kəs] n. （人或动物的）尸体；残骸；（除脏去头备食用的）畜体 {toefl :9410}
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}
eel [i:l] n. 鳗鱼；鳝鱼 { :10634}
难点词汇
polyps [ˈpɔlips] n. 珊瑚虫（水螅型），息肉( polyp的名词复数 ) { :13529}
swat [swɒt] n. 用劲打击；重拍；全垒打 vt. 重拍；猛击；用力击出（远距离球） { :14546}
frill [frɪl] n. 装饰；褶边 vt. 折成皱边 vi. 起边皱 { :15080}
scavengers ['skævɪn(d)ʒə] n. 食腐动物；清道夫；[助剂] 清除剂；拾荒者 { :15319}
siphon ['saɪfn] n. 虹吸管 vt. 用虹吸管吸出；抽取 vi. 通过虹吸管 n. (Siphon)人名；(老、柬)西蓬 { :15552}
pulsating [pʌl'seɪtɪŋ] adj. 脉动的；脉冲的；搏动的 v. 颤动；有规律地跳动（pulsate的现在分词） { :19837}
submersibles [ ] (submersible 的复数) a. 能沉入水中的, 能潜水的 { :20782}
fjord [fjɔ:d] n. [地理] 峡湾（等于fiord） { :21776}
ln [ ] abbr. 自然对数（Napierian Logarithm）；液态氮（Liquid Nitrogen） { :28828}
bioluminescence [ˌbaɪəʊlu:mɪˈnesns] n. 生物体之发光 { :39300}
polychaete ['pɒlɪki:t] n. 多毛类环虫；多毛动物 adj. 多毛纲的 { :41073}
conger [ˈkɒŋgə(r)] n. 康吉鳗 n. (Conger)人名；(英)康格 { :41285}
复习词汇
metres [ˈmi:təz] n. 米( metre的名词复数 ); （诗的）格律; 用于竞赛名称 metres { :2099}
生僻词
amphipods [ ] (amphipod 的第三人称 -s形式) n.片脚类动物
chimaera [kaɪ'mɪrə] n. 吐火兽，幻想，银鲛
gilled [gɪld] adj. 腮状的，肋形的，起凸纹的
hagfish ['hægfɪʃ] n. 八目鳗类鱼
LTS [ ] abbr. lights （供食用的）家畜的肺脏; long-term store 长期存储
tunicates [t'ju:nɪkeɪts] 被囊类
词组
a tuna [ ] [网络] 鲔鱼牌
conger eel [ˈkɔŋə i:l] [网络] 海鳗；星鳗；鳗鱼
coral polyp [ ] na. 珊瑚虫 [网络] 珊烘；珊瑚螅虫
coral reef [ˈkɔrəl ri:f] n. 【地】珊瑚礁 [网络] 海底珊瑚礁；美国珊瑚礁；礁墙
coral reefs [ ] n. 【地】珊瑚礁 [网络] 珊瑚礁生态系；国际珊瑚礁期刊；岌岌可危的珊瑚礁
drift down [ ] un. 姗姗离去；随波逐流而去；在巡航中下降；漂降 [网络] 飘降
filter feeder [ˈfiltə ˈfi:də] 滤食动物, 滤食者
filter feeders [ ] [网络] 滤食动物；滤食者
grey whale [ ] na. 【动】灰鲸 (Eschrichtius glancus) [网络] 与灰鲸亲密接触；小鲸鱼；鲸鱼都是灰鲸
living fossil [ˈliviŋ ˈfɔsl] [网络] 活化石；孑遗生物
mushroom coral [ ] [网络] 蘑菇珊瑚；蘑菇珊瑚-石芝珊瑚科
mushroom corals [ ] [网络] 菇珊瑚
polychaete worm [ ] [网络] 浮蚕；多毛纲动物；多毛虫
prey on [prei ɔn] v. 捕食；掠夺 [网络] 杀害；掠夺折磨；折磨，损害
prey to [ ] 深受…...之害 被…...捕获
sea cucumber [si: ˈkju:kʌmbə] n. 海参 [网络] 海黄瓜；海参干；刺参
sensory pit [ ] 感觉窝
sensory pits [ ] 【无脊椎动物】感觉窝
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
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