英國學(xué)生科學(xué)讀本 Lesson 69 歐鰈魚(2)

It has a short fin near the middle of each side just behind its head, and another pair of short fins between the head and the belly fin. It has also a large tail fin.

在身體每一側(cè)頭部下方靠近中間的位置上也分別有一個短鰭, 另外一對短鰭則生長在頭部與臀鰭之間。它還有一個巨大的尾鰭。

Most fishes swim by moving their tails from side to side;but the plaice swims in a very funny way, by moving its whole body, and by a waving motion of its long fins. Some day you will perhaps go to an aquarium and see many kinds of fish in large tanks with glass sides. Then you will be pleased to see how the plaice swims.

大多數(shù)魚類都是通過向兩側(cè)擺動尾巴來游動身體;然而, 歐鰈魚的泳姿卻非常有趣, 它晃動整個身體以及長長的魚鰭進行移動。有一天, 你可以前往水族館, 在巨大的玻璃密閉水池中觀賞到各種各樣的魚類。到時候, 你就會看到歐鰈魚那令人發(fā)笑的泳姿。

It is very hard to see the plaice as it lies on the sand or mud with its dark and spotted side upwards. This is just what the plaice likes: it does not want the big fishes to see it; because, if they did, they would soon catch and eat it.

我們很難看到歐鰈魚的身影, 因為它總是躺在沙地或淤泥之中, 將帶有斑點的深色一面朝上。這正是它需要的：它可不希望那些大魚發(fā)現(xiàn)自己, 否則它將很快小命難保了。

When children are wading in the sea by the sandy beach, they sometimes tread on a plaice lying half buried in the sand. They get a great fright when they feel the fish moving away from under their feet.

當孩子們在淺水里涉水, 有可能會踩到一半身子埋在沙地里的歐鰈魚。當歐鰈魚從孩子們的腳底溜走時, 他們肯定會嚇得不輕。

The plaice spawns or lays its thousands of little eggs in the sea water in the month of March. The fish is not good to eat then; but it soon improves, and is at its best in the month of May.

三月, 歐鰈魚就會在海水中產(chǎn)卵。那時候的魚肉味道可不是很好;到了五月, 肉質(zhì)最為鮮美。

Plaice feed chiefly at night, when they swim about near the bottom of the shallow bays in which they live, devouring any shell-fish or star-fish that they may find. They have a large mouth, and a number of small teeth.

歐鰈魚生活在淺灣的水底, 到了夜間, 它們會四處覓食, 將能夠找到的貝類或海星全部一吞而下。它們的嘴巴很大, 嘴中則長有很多小小的牙齒。

Have you ever eaten the plaice ? Its flesh is not so good as that of the sole, being soft and watery. In large towns there are many fried-fish shops, where the plaice is cut into slices and fried in dripping or oil. You can often tell, by the smell of the burning fat, when you are passing one of these shops.

你有沒有吃過歐鰈魚? 與箬鰨魚相比, 歐鰈魚肉質(zhì)并沒有那么鮮美, 質(zhì)地比較軟, 水分也多。很多大城鎮(zhèn)里都有烤魚店, 人們將歐鰈魚切成片, 放入油中生煎。當你經(jīng)過這樣一家烤魚店時, 只要聞一下燃燒的脂肪味道就可以知道是不是歐鰈魚了。

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