每日對話圍繞一家人在美國50個州的旅行見聞展開。請來跟隨他們一起體驗地方風情和歷史。這個對話系列適於中級或中級以上英語水平的學生使用。
今天,他們在喬治亞州(Georgia)參觀西半球規模首屈一指的水族館。
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Sam: This aquarium is humongous!
Paul: Yes, it’s the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere and houses tens of thousands of fish and other sea creatures.
Gina: And it houses some notable species.
Claudine: Like whale sharks. I’m looking forward to seeing those. This is one of the few places in the world to see them. Let’s go see them first.
Sam: Sounds good to me. After that, I want to see the manta ray. There are only four places in the world that display one, and this is one of those places.
Claudine: Great. Let’s go see the whale sharks and then the manta ray.
讓我們複習一些詞語:Humongous :極其龐大的
The Western Hemisphere :西半球。A meridian:地球經線
To house :(動詞)給……住所,把……安置在某處所
Sea creatures :海洋生物
Notable :值得注意的,重要的
A whale shark :鯨鯊,海洋裡的最大型魚種,體長可超過12米。鯨鯊以海中小魚和浮遊生物為食。
A manta ray :蝠鱝,鰩魚類中之最巨,體寬可達近八米。(ray 是形體扁平、拖一細長尾的軟骨魚類。)蝠鱝與鯊魚同類,大多無害。全世界只有少數大型水族館有蝠鱝。
To display :展出,展示