Lesson 90What's for Supper?
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Whatkindoffisharethey?
它们是什么样的鱼？
FishandchipshasalwaysbeenafavouritedishinBritain, butastheoceanshavebeenoverfished, fishhasbecomemoreandmoreexpensive.
炸鱼加薯条一直是英国人喜爱的一道菜，但由于海洋被过度捕捞，鱼变得越来越贵了。
SoitcomesasasurprisetolearnthatgiantfishareterrifyingthediversonNorthSeaoilrigs.
因此，听说巨型鱼正在北海石油钻井平台上把潜水员吓得魂飞魄散，这令人感到意外。
Oilrigshavetoberepairedfrequentlyanddivers, whooftenhavetoworkindarknessahundredfeetunderwater, havebeenfrightenedoutoftheirwitsbygiantfishbumpingintothemastheywork.
石油钻井平台需要经常维修，潜水员常常得在水下一百英尺的黑暗中作业，工作时被撞到他们身上的巨型鱼吓得魂不附体。
Nowtheyhavehadspecialcagesmadetoprotectthemfromthesemonsters.
现在他们已经让人制作了特殊的笼子，用来保护自己免受这些怪物的伤害。
Thefisharenotsharksorkillerwhales, butfavouriteeatingvarietieslikecodandskatewhichgrowtounnaturalsizes, sometimesasmuchastwelvefeetinlength.
这些鱼不是鲨鱼，也不是虎鲸，而是人们爱吃的品种，如鳕鱼和鳐鱼，它们长到了异乎寻常的大小，有时长达十二英尺。
Threefactorshavecausedthesefishtogrowsolarge: thewarmwaterroundthehotoilpipesunderthesea; theplentifulsupplyoffoodthrownoverboardbythecrewsontherigs; thetotalabsenceoffishingboatsaroundtheoilrigs.
三个因素使这些鱼长得如此之大：海底滚烫的输油管周围的温暖海水；平台上的工作人员扔下船的充足食物；以及钻井平台周围完全没有渔船。
Asaresult, thefishjusteatandeatandgrowandgrowinthelovelywarmwater.
结果，这些鱼在舒适温暖的水里不停地吃、不停地长。
Whoeatswho?
到底谁吃谁呢？
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英英解释为课文中的义项。
- dish/dɪʃ/n.
food cooked and made ready in a particular way
菜肴；一道菜
#1Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive.
- overfish/ˌoʊvərˈfɪʃ/v.
to take so many sea animals that few are left
过度捕捞
#1Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive.
- terrify/ˈterɪfaɪ/v.
to make someone very afraid
使惊吓；使恐惧
#2So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
- diver/ˈdaɪvər/n.
a person who works or swims under water
潜水员
#2So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
- oil rig/ɔɪl rɪɡ/n.
a large sea structure with machines that pump fuel from below
石油钻井平台
#2So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
- wit/wɪt/n.
the ability to think clearly
理智；头脑
#3Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.
- bump into/bʌmp ˈɪntuː/phr v.
to hit someone or something by accident while moving
撞上；碰上
#3Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.
- cage/keɪdʒ/n.
a box made of bars that keeps animals in or out
笼子
#4Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters.
- monster/ˈmɑːnstər/n.
a very big and frightening animal or creature
怪物；巨兽
#4Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters.
- variety/vəˈraɪəti/n.
a type or kind of something
品种；种类
#5The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
- cod/kɑːd/n.
a large sea fish that people often eat
鳕鱼
#5The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
- skate/skeɪt/n.
a large flat sea fish that people eat
鳐鱼
#5The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
- factor/ˈfæktər/n.
one of the things that makes something happen
因素
#6Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.
- plentiful/ˈplentɪfl/adj.
more than enough; in large amounts
丰富的；充足的
#6Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.
- overboard/ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/adv.
over the side of a boat into the water
从船上落水；向船外
#6Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.