Issue 98 海豚救援
A dolphin called Moko has made headlines, and possibly history by apparently 1 saving two stranded 2 whales. The pair of pygmy whales, a mother and child were stranded on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island.
Rescuers struggled for an hour and a half to get the whales back into the water, only to see them beached another four times and were starting to contemplate 3 euthanasia.
(It) was about to give up, and usually when that happens, the whales will stay on the beach, and we have to take the strays away from the situation.
Entered Moko who approached the whales, leading them along the beach, and through a channel out to open sea.
She came directly to where we were and established contact, and immediately those two whales seemed to relax.
The speculation 4 Moko responded to the whales' distress 5 calls.
She did in a few minutes work, we actually being totally in a fit-to-fit doing over an hour and a half.
Moko's well-known to the locals and anecdotal evidence abounds 6 of dolphin's protecting people lost at sea. But dolphin's helping 7 other marine 8 life, it's virtually unheard of ...
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
- I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。
- The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
- The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.后果不堪设想。
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
- Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
- The place abounds with fruit, especially pears and peaches. 此地盛产水果，尤以梨桃著称。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- This country abounds with fruit. 这个国家盛产水果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。