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Nevertheless, there are such
numbers of
that enough will survive to
form their own
A shark
This huge eight tonne fish feeds
on and nothing else
Every hour it filters a thousand
tonnes of through its
Numbers of these shark appear when
the is at its peak
and travel along those water currents
where the is thickest
Even so, the supply of
is so
that another group of animals'
is able to share in
- animals that live on
Every of rock is covered
with of some kind
- , ,
,
all trapping from
the passing water
Not all life in the
Seas depends upon the
lt's early spring in
has started to grow
slowly in the cold water
As the hours of sunlight
increase and the water warms,
these small plants turn
into great beds of
The immense 30 metre long strands
have small gas filled floats
which keep them high in the water within
reach of the energy-giving sunlight
Further south the sunshine
is more powerful,
so here, on the coast of California,
the biggest of all can grow
This is and
by each plant
is growing in length by
nearly a metre a day
The main stem is fixed to
the bottom 35 metres below
by a small but
strong
Fully grown, these plants
are a hundred metres long
and they form vast marine forests
Great schools of fish find
here
These are fish
They are
and whenever it seems safe
they head off into open water to
feed where the plankton is thickest
But at the first hint of danger...
...they rush back to the
safety of the forest
Fish are not the only
creatures that shelter here
gather in the
forest to rest and in safety
To prevent themselves being carried
away into dangerous open water,
where the big predators cruise,
they anchor themselves by winding
of around their body
Sooner or later,
they have to find food
and that lies on
a long way below them
, however,
can stay for
知识点
重点词汇
feast [fi:st] n. 筵席，宴会；节日 vt. 享受；款待，宴请 vi. 享受；参加宴会 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :5626}
straps [stræps] n. [机] 皮带（strap的复数）；绳；打包带 v. 用带捆扎；约束；鞭打（strap的三单形式） { :5909}
sanctuary [ˈsæŋktʃuəri] n. 避难所；至圣所；耶路撒冷的神殿 {toefl :5985}
seasonal [ˈsi:zənl] adj. 季节的；周期性的；依照季节的 {toefl :6141}
abundant [əˈbʌndənt] adj. 丰富的；充裕的；盛产 {gk cet4 ky toefl gre :6223}
bloom [blu:m] n. 花；青春；旺盛 vt. 使开花；使茂盛 vi. 开花；茂盛 n. (Bloom)人名；(瑞典、西)布洛姆；(英)布卢姆 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts :6582}
immensely [ɪˈmensli] adv. 极大地；无限地；广大地；庞大地 { :6930}
gills [gɪls] n. （鱼等的）鳃( gill的名词复数 ); 深谷; （人的）腮下肉; 菌褶 { :7313}
gigantic [dʒaɪˈgæntɪk] adj. 巨大的，庞大的 {cet6 ky toefl ielts :7783}
centimetre [ˈsentɪmi:tə(r)] n. 厘米；公分 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :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}
underwater [ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)] n. 水下 adj. 在水中的；水面下的 adv. 在水下 {toefl :9111}
Columbia [kə'lʌmbɪə] n. 哥伦比亚 { :10009}
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}
midsummer [ˌmɪdˈsʌmə(r)] n. 仲夏；盛夏；夏至 adj. 仲夏的 { :11366}
Californian [.kæli'fɒ:njәn] n. 加利福尼亚州人 adj. 加州的；加利福尼亚的 { :11488}
basking [bæskɪŋ] 晒太阳 姥鲨 { :11655}
otters [ˈɔtəz] n. （水）獭( otter的名词复数 ); 獭皮 { :11888}
blacksmith [ˈblæksmɪθ] n. 铁匠；锻工 {cet6 toefl :12199}
seaweed [ˈsi:wi:d] n. 海藻，海草 {gk toefl :13198}
seawater ['si:wɒtə] n. 海水 { :14585}
squirts [skwɜ:ts] n. 喷射出的一股液体 ( squirt的名词复数 ); 妄自尊大的年轻人，不知天高地厚的人 v. （指液体或粉末） 喷出，喷射( squirt的第三人称单数 ) { :14682}
难点词汇
anemones [əˈneməniz] n. 银莲花( anemone的名词复数 ); 海葵 { :16775}
invertebrates [ɪn'vɜ:təbreɪts] n. 无脊椎动物( invertebrate的名词复数 ) { :17362}
plankton [ˈplæŋktən] n. 浮游生物（总称） {ielts gre :19300}
snooze [snu:z] n. 小睡；打盹儿 vt. 懒散地打发日子；打盹消磨 vi. 小睡；打盹 { :21084}
kelp [kelp] n. [植] 巨藻，海藻；海草灰 vi. 烧制海草灰 n. (Kelp)人名；(罗)凯尔普 {ielts :21356}
seafloor ['si:flɒə] n. 海底 { :21925}
seabed [ˈsi:bed] n. 海底；海床 {toefl :23196}
copepods [kəʊp'pɒdz] 桡足类 { :37069}
astronomic [ˌæstrə'nɒmɪk] adj. 天文学的；星学的 { :48439}
生僻词
Gorgonians [ ] (Gorgonian 的复数) a. 戈耳戈的, 可怕的
holdfast ['həʊldfɑ:st] n. 紧握; 钉子; 钩子; 夹钳
词组
basking shark [ˈbæskɪŋ] n. 姥鲛，姥鲨
British Columbia [ ] n. 不列颠哥伦比亚 [网络] 卑诗省；不列颠哥伦比亚省；英属哥伦比亚省
bull kelp [bul kelp] 巨藻
giant kelp [ˈdʒaiənt kelp] un. 巨藻 [网络] 巨型海澡
kelp forest [ ] [网络] 海草林；海藻林；海藻森林
plankton feeder [ ] 浮游生物摄食者
sea otter [si: ˈɔtə] na. 【动】海獭 [网络] 海濑；水獭；海獭等栖息
sea squirt [si: skwɜ:t] un. 海鞘 [网络] 海胆；如海鞘；海绵多囊海鞘
swarm of [swɔ:m ɔv] [网络] 大群；一大堆；一群群
the feast [ ] [网络] 盛宴；应邀赴宴的宾客；宴席
the seabed ['si:bed] n. 海底；海床
the seafloor [ ] [网络] 海床
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