双语阅读英语外刊精讲：蓝色荧光海滩

2019-04-29 09:53:00来源：酷学英语

　　shimmering sea after dark

　　天黑之后闪闪发光的海滩

　　It’s night-time in an impossibly exotic location. Waves are breaking on the beach. The water is sparkling with electric blue lights.

　　这是一个难以置信的地方的夜晚。海浪冲碎在沙滩上。水里闪耀着蓝色的光。

　　The internet loves an image of a magical-looking bioluminescent bay. You may also have seen travel bloggers bemoaning the real event as not quite living up the hype.

　　互联网喜欢看起来有些魔幻的，生物发光海湾的图片。你可能也见到过旅游博主们哀叹：真实的场面达不到大肆宣传的那样。

　　Even if the latter is true, bioluminescence (in this case usually caused by planktonic organisms called dinoflagellates) is a pretty amazing natural phenomenon.

　　即使后者是真的，生物荧光(在这种情况下通常是一种叫做“鞭毛”的浮游生物造成)也是一种非常神奇的自然现象。

　　Dinoflagellates emit blue light when disturbed, which is why they can be seen sparkling over wave crests, around boats or when a hand or paddle runs through them. These tiny creatures are the most common source of bioluminescence at the ocean’s surface.

　　当受到干扰时，鞭毛虫会发出蓝色的光，这就是为什么它们会出现在海浪的波峰，在船只周围，或者当一只手或桨穿过它们的时候。这些微小的生物是海洋表面生物发光最常见的来源。

　　So-called bioluminescent bays such as in Puerto Rico and Jamaica are among the best-known places to witness the glow.

　　在波多黎各和牙买加等号称生物发光的海湾是见证这一胜景的的最有名的地方。

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