Lesson 82 Monster or fish-是妖还是鱼？.docx

Lesson 82 Monster or fish?是妖还是鱼？听录音，然后答复以下问题 What was the monster called? Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these ”monsters” which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet. New words and expressions 生词和短语monster n. 怪物sailor n. 海员sight v. 见到creature n. 动物，生物peculiar adj. 惊奇的，不寻常的shining adj. 闪闪发光的oarfish n. 桨鱼参考译文 渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪。

虽然人们经常对水手们讲的故事付诸一笑，但现在看来，人们有时看到的这些“妖怪”许多不过是些惊奇的鱼一些特别的生物间或会被冲到岸上来，但它们在海上却极少能被捕到然而不久前，在马达加斯加四周的海里却捕到了一条惊奇的鱼一条小渔船被一条咬住钩的强壮的大鱼拖到了几英里以外的海面上那位渔民意识到这根本不是一条一般的鱼，于是千方百计不让它受到丝毫损害当最终把它弄上岸后，人们发觉它身长超过了13英尺它长着一个像马一样的头，有着大的蓝眼睛和闪闪发光的银色皮肤，还有一条鲜红色的尾巴此鱼叫桨鱼，被送进了博物馆，现正承受一位科学家的检查人们很少能看到活着的这类动物，由于它们生活在600英尺深的水下。