走近大马哈鱼(1)【沪江标准VOA10-05】

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你了解大马哈鱼吗?神奇的鱼儿

【生词摘录】
arduous adj. 费劲的,辛勤的,险峻的
upriver adv. 向上游,从上游;adj. 上游的,向水源的
head for v. 出发,动身,前往
salmon n. 鲑鱼,大马哈鱼
Icicle Creek 冰溪
Cascade Mountains 喀斯开山脉
in the shadow of adv. 在……附近
thrive v. 兴旺,繁荣,旺盛
overfishing 过度捕捞
habitat n. (动植物的)生活环境,栖息地
diminish v. 使减少,使变小
hatchery n. 孵卵所
spawn n. (鱼、蛙、贝等的)一次产的卵,产物;结果;根源
natal adj. 出生的,诞生的

Native Americans, Visitors Celebrate Return of Salmon to US State of Washington (1/2)

Beginning in March, the fish start the arduous journey 800 kilometers upriver from the Pacific Ocean.

These Spring Chinook salmon are heading for the Wanatchee River and Icicle Creek, in the shadow of the majestic Cascade Mountains.

Salmon once thrived here, but over the years dams, overfishing and habitat destruction have diminished their number.

    So 60 years ago, the U.S. government established a hatchery to give them some human help. Workers collect more than 1.5 million salmon eggs and raise the fish in tanks for 16 months. The young salmon are then released and head for the ocean. Guided by their sense of smell, they will return in a few years to spawn.

    Al Jensen is manager of the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. "One unique characteristic of salmon is they will come back to the same natal stream or area where they were born and raised. So the salmon that return here are fish that were released from here."

    Each year in September, a community festival celebrates the return of the salmon.
    Pacific Northwestern Native American tribes join the celebration.

    参考译文:

    从三月开始,鱼群就从太平洋逆流而上,开始它们长达800公里的艰难旅行。

    这些春季大鳞大麻哈鱼正在前往宏伟的喀斯开山脉下的威那齐河及艾舍客冰溪。

    三文鱼曾在这里大量繁殖,但由于多年的围坝、过度捕捞和生态环境的破坏,导致其数量减少。

    于是在60年前,美国政府建立了孵卵所,为其提供人工帮助。工人们收集了150万鱼卵并在鱼缸里养16个月。然后这个小三文鱼为被放入河中前往大海。在其嗅觉的指引下,几年后它们会回到这里产卵。

    艾尔.简森是里弗沃斯国家鱼类孵卵所的经理。三文鱼的一个独特的特点就是他们会返回其出生及成长的河流或地区。所以回到这里的三文鱼都是我们以前从这里放生的。

    每年九月,为了庆祝鲑鱼的回归,会举办一个社区性的庆典。西北太平洋区美国部落会参加这个庆典。

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