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All are in search of a meal.
These one fish snap up
every of they find.
At times, the currents sweeping in from
the open ocean bring with them all kinds
of small creatures in dense concentrations
These are shrimps.
Very little that is
is left after such .
lslands are far from being safe
for .
, however,
is peppered with
over twenty three thousand...
slands as well as
other mountains
- sea mounts - whose summits
do not break the surface.
, for their first few months
would do well to avoid such places.
These , however,
are now more than six months old
and forty long
- big enough to be able to eat ,
- so sea mounts for them are promising
feeding grounds where they may
several months.
The base of a .
As currents sweep towards it they are
up its towering walls.
The water, coming from the depths,
carries both nutrients and
to the surface.
Numerous take up
here,
feeding where the currents are strongest
and the most dense.
Where the cold water mixes with
warmer water at the surface,
there is a strange effect
- a clear sign that the currents
are running strongly.
But these currents attract
more than just .
Giants come here from the open ocean....
- and in great numbers.
During the day, they circle the sea mount
looking for small fish at the .
But not in order to eat them.
They, like the ,
are looking for to rid
them of their .
White-tip sharks gather here too.
They do eat .
But they prefer to hunt at night,
when the are
and easier to catch.
Far better to rest by day and
allow to do their work...
Even breeding trigger
aren't a serious temptation.
These triggers spend much of
their time in open water,
but they have come
to the to .
Trigger eggs are good food
and the plankton-feeders gather what they
can before the current sweeps them away.
This whole community is only here
because of the nutrients and
知识点
重点词汇
cleaners ['kli:nəz] n. 洗衣店; 清洁剂( cleaner的名词复数 ); 保洁员; 吸尘器; 干洗店 { :5033}
countless [ˈkaʊntləs] adj. 无数的；数不尽的 {toefl :5052}
juvenile [ˈdʒu:vənaɪl] adj. 青少年的；幼稚的 n. 青少年；少年读物 {ky toefl ielts gre :5261}
feasts [fi:sts] n. 盛会( feast的名词复数 ); 宴会; 宗教节日; 使人欢快的事物（或活动） { :5626}
havens [ˈheivnz] n. 港口，安全地方( haven的名词复数 ) v. 港口，安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 ) { :5699}
tuna [ˈtju:nə] n. 金枪鱼，鲔鱼 n. (Tuna)人名；(葡、匈、捷、土、塞)图纳 {cet6 :5993}
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}
spawn [spɔ:n] n. 卵；菌丝；产物 vt. 产卵；酿成，造成；大量生产 vi. 产卵；大量生产 {toefl gre :6476}
fry [fraɪ] n. 鱼苗；油炸食物 vt. 油炸；油煎 vi. 油炸；油煎 n. (Fry)人名；(芬)弗吕；(英)弗赖伊；(德、英、法、西)弗里 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :7089}
parasites ['pærəsaɪts] n. [基医] 寄生虫；[生物] 寄生生物（parasite的复数） { :7277}
sleepy [ˈsli:pi] adj. 欲睡的；困乏的；不活跃的 {zk gk cet4 cet6 ielts :7429}
centimetres [ˈsentiˌmi:təz] n. 厘米( centimetre的名词复数 ) { :8893}
swarms [swɔ:mz] n. 蜂群，一大群( swarm的名词复数 ) v. 密集( swarm的第三人称单数 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去 { :8983}
deflected [dɪf'lektɪd] v. 打歪（deflect的过去分词） adj. 偏离的，偏向的 { :9485}
shimmering ['ʃɪmərɪŋ] adj. 闪烁的；微微发亮的 v. 闪耀（shimmer进行式） { :9903}
edible [ˈedəbl] n. 食品；食物 adj. 可食用的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :10611}
submerged [səb'mɜ:dʒd] adj. 水下的，在水中的 v. 潜入水中（submerge的过去分词）；使陷入 {toefl :11140}
kilo [ 'kiːləʊ] n. 千克 n. (Kilo)人名；(阿拉伯)基洛 {zk gk ky :11522}
难点词汇
morsel [ˈmɔ:sl] n. 一口；（食物）少量 n. (Morsel)人名；(法)莫塞尔 {gre :15533}
plankton [ˈplæŋktən] n. 浮游生物（总称） {ielts gre :19300}
sunfish ['sʌnfɪʃ] n. [鱼] 翻车鱼，淡水产小鱼；太阳鱼 { :26779}
hammerhead [ˈhæməhed] n. 锤头；笨蛋 adj. 锤头状的；鲁钝的 { :27257}
seamount ['si:ˌmaʊnt] n. 海底山 {toefl :33652}
生僻词
mysid ['maɪsɪd] n. 糖虾; 糠虾
词组
coastal fish [ ] 沿岸鱼
hammerhead (shark) [ ] 双髻鲛
hammerhead shark [ ] 锤头鲨 双髻鲨
hammerhead sharks [ ] [网络] 双髻鲨；锤头双髻鲨；锤头鲨
hunt for [hʌnt fɔ:] na. 追猎；搜寻 [网络] 寻找；搜索；探求
juvenile fish [ˈdʒu:vinail fiʃ] un. 〔水产〕幼鱼 [网络] 稚鱼；稚鱼期
Pacific Ocean [ ] n. 太平洋 [网络] 保太平洋海域险；太平洋太平洋；太平洋航线
permanent residence [ˈpə:mənənt ˈrezidəns] [网络] 永久居留；永久居留权；永久居民
reef edge [ ] un. 礁坪边缘 [网络] 礁缘
reef fish [ ] [网络] 岩礁鱼类；珊瑚礁鱼类；珊瑚鱼
safe haven [ ] n. 安全的地方；避难所 [网络] 爱情避风港；安全港；安全的避风港
swarm of [swɔ:m ɔv] [网络] 大群；一大堆；一群群
the cleaner [ ] [网络] 清洁工；代号杀手；霹雳鸟探
the pacific [ ] na. 太平洋 [网络] 太平洋战争；血战太平洋；片名
the pacific ocean [ ] na. 太平洋 [网络] 正在飞越太平洋；大西洋；东临太平洋
yellow-fin tuna [ ] n. 黄鱼,黄鳍金枪鱼
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