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There are many different
breeding strategies,

but each is aimed at maximising
the number of young that will survive

Every afternoon for two months
brown surgeonfish

can be seen streaming across
reefs in the Red Sea

They all head for the same place,
usually some prominent feature

Here, they wait for the
light to fade

Suddenly, females within the
group make a dash away

from the reef to release their eggs

They're immediately followed by
the quickest and closest of the males,

all of whom are striving
to fertilise the eggs

lnevitably, others come here
to feast on such easy food

As the surgeonfish spawn, fusiliers
move in above to eat the nutritious eggs

These are just the first of many
predators which will feed on the eggs

and developing larvae as they drift
in the ocean during the next few weeks

Other fish are less casual
about their eggs

Banded pipe fish stay close
to a small chosen area on the reef

Every morning at sunrise the
female leaves her sleeping site

and swims to find her partner

For ten minutes or so
they remain together,

reaffirming the bond that is
essential to their partnership

They swim together around his
territory in a simple greeting dance

Throughout the Summer,
when the female's eggs are ripe,

courtship begins in earnest
in the early morning

lt takes time and after
about two hours

they rise together off the
seabed entwining their bodies

The male rubs himself against the female,
stimulating her to release her eggs

And now, swiftly, the male takes them

The eggs, now stuck to his belly,

are patted down to ensure
that they stay there

The female then leaves him,
but every morning

she will return for a session
of synchronised swimming

and so ensure that their bond
is maintained

Ten days later,
under the cover of darkness,

the male shakes his body
and the young pipe fish are born

Only now are they independent
of their parents

Since the male takes charge of
the eggs as soon as they are laid,

the female can start immediately
producing the next batch

Without his help, the pair could
only breed every twenty days,

rather than every ten

So, by sharing the work,
they're doubling the number of young

they can produce in any one year

A flamboyant cuttlefish

Unlike most cuttlefish,
this one spends much of its time

walking rather than jetting
across the seabed

This is a male

He is using his colourful display
to try and seduce the larger female,


知识点

重点词汇
swiftly [swɪftlɪ] adv. 很快地；敏捷地；即刻 { :5052}

striving [straɪvɪŋ] n. 努力；斗争 v. 努力（strive的现在分词）；奋斗；力争 { :5062}

colourful [ˈkʌləfl] adj. 鲜艳的；生动的；色彩丰富的；富有趣味的 { :5311}

batch [bætʃ] n. 一批；一炉；一次所制之量 vt. 分批处理 n. (Batch)人名；(英)巴奇 {cet6 ky ielts gre :5555}

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}

dash [dæʃ] n. 破折号；冲撞 vi. 猛冲；撞击 vt. 使…破灭；猛撞；泼溅 n. (Dash)人名；(英、印)达什；(蒙)达希 {gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts :5634}

ripe [raɪp] adj. 熟的，成熟的；时机成熟的 vt. 搜查；调查 vi. 进行搜查 n. (Ripe)人名；(意、瑞典)里佩 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :6068}

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}

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}

earnest [ˈɜ:nɪst] n. 认真；定金；诚挚 adj. 认真的，热心的；重要的 n. (Earnest)人名；(英)欧内斯特 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl gre :7000}

maximising ['mæksɪmaɪz] vt. 把…增加到最大限度；尽量增大（等于maximize） { :7248}

sunrise [ˈsʌnraɪz] n. 日出；黎明 n. (Sunrise)人名；(德)松里泽 {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :7313}

larvae [ˈlɑ:vi:] n. 幼虫；幼体（larva的复数形式） {toefl :7470}

seduce [sɪˈdju:s] vt. 引诱；诱惑；诱奸；怂恿 {toefl :8606}

reaffirming [ˌri:əˈfɜ:mɪŋ] v. 重申，再确认( reaffirm的现在分词 ) { :9162}

Lt [ ] abbr. 书信电报（letter message）；数据处理（Language Translation） { :9242}

courtship [ˈkɔ:tʃɪp] n. 求爱；求婚；求爱期 {toefl :10459}


难点词汇
nutritious [njuˈtrɪʃəs] adj. 有营养的，滋养的 {toefl :13225}

flamboyant [flæmˈbɔɪənt] adj. 艳丽的；火焰似的；炫耀的 n. 凤凰木 {toefl gre :13626}

entwining [enˈtwaɪnɪŋ] v. 缠绕，盘绕( entwine的现在分词 ) { :16912}

synchronised [ ] a. 同步的 v. 使同时（synchronise的过去式和过去分词） { :21008}

seabed [ˈsi:bed] n. 海底；海床 {toefl :23196}

fertilise ['fɜ:tɪlaɪz] vt. 使受精；施肥于；使肥沃 { :23467}

Fusiliers [,fju:zi'liə] n. (旧时的)燧发枪手, 明火枪手；[英国英语][Fusiliers]燧发枪团, 明火枪团 { :27603}

cuttlefish [ˈkʌtlfɪʃ] n. [无脊椎] 乌贼；墨鱼 { :36569}


生僻词
surgeonfish ['sɜ:dʒənfɪʃ] n. 刺尾鱼科鱼（热带鱼的一种）


词组
a dash [ ] [网络] 少许；猛跑

at sunrise [ ] [网络] 日出时；在日出时；在日出时刻

dash away [ ] v. 飞奔 [网络] 飞快地跑开；匆忙离开；快走

drift in [ ] v. 沉浮于 [网络] 被水或风吹进；发音播放；浮动插入

earnest in [ ] 认真地从事于

feast on [ ] [网络] 大吃大喝；享受美食；尽情欣赏

in earnest [in ˈə:nist] na. 诚挚 [网络] 认真地；认真的；诚挚地

make a dash [meik ei dæʃ] un. 赶 [网络] 急速奔跑

pat down [pæt daun] na. search〔美国〕(用手摸被检查者衣服的)上下搜身 [网络] 搜身检查；拍身检查；上下其手全身摸透透

strive to [straiv tu:] v. 争取；努力 [网络] 力图；力求；努力做某事

the seabed ['si:bed] n. 海底；海床



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