时差N小时:米诺鱼的自杀式生存策略
日期:2014-07-18 16:47

(单词翻译:单击)

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Beneath the surface of a pond or stream it's a fish-eat-fish world, and the tiny minnow is often lunch for larger fish such as pike.
在池塘或溪流的下面是一个鱼吃鱼的世界s(qMJ@)qotRJgV+。小米诺鱼通常都是大鱼的午餐eT&@@pI#PAm3dSV
You'd think a tasty minnow would try to remain inconspicuous, but this isn't always the case.
也许你认为美味的小米诺鱼应该藏起来,不被发觉才对,然而事情并非总是如此v9Ov@09)*qCl%9]KS6
If a minnow's skin is damaged by an attacking pike, it releases a chemical that attracts more pike.
如果一条小米诺鱼被一条梭子鱼攻击划破了皮,它就会释放出一种化学物质吸引来更多的梭子鱼.lEGsGnX2yK
Why would a minnow that's already beingattacked want to attract more trouble?
为什么一只已经被攻击的小米诺鱼想要引来更多的麻烦呢?
Do injured minnows have some kind of crazy deathwish?
难道那些受伤的小米诺鱼们有某个疯狂的想死的念头吗?
This seemingly suicidal behavior is actually a clever survival strategy.
这个看似自杀性的行为实际上却是一个聪明的生存策略16i&!kWTd_v0b;PfT
The minnow's chemical has two distinct functions.
小米诺鱼释放的化学物质有两大显著的功能7tK~g8ATN1~P6W1G8O
First, it warns other minnows about the danger.
首先,它能警告其他小米诺鱼这里有危险sSFSz=OrF2
Minnows travel inschools with close relatives, so this chemical alarm warns the others away from potentially dangerous waters.
通常小米诺鱼和自己的近亲们成群的游动,于是这种化学警钟就可以警告其他米诺鱼远离那些潜在的危险水域nD[8~#bDYzOT*j2x(S
Even if the original minnow is eaten, its brothers and sisters will live tore produce.
即使原先的小米诺鱼被吃了,它的兄弟姐妹们也可以活下来繁殖后代QvWi6fb74[Jh
From a genetic standpoint, this self sacrifice makes sense.
从遗传学的角度来看,这种自杀式牺牲是可行的gQr4Weaxk_

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You might wonder about the chemical's other function though–to attract more pike.
也许你会好奇这个化学物质的另一大功能—吸引更多的梭子鱼q@.x37d^Q]q&
A minnow's skin is most likely to be damaged in an attack from a relatively small pike.
小米诺鱼被相对较小的梭子鱼袭击时更容易被划伤皮肤,而大个儿的梭子鱼则会将米诺鱼们一口吞下.JDEZDnaR#=|E.
Larger pike simply swallow their minnows whole.
也就是说,这种化学物质将会引来比眼前攻击者还要大的梭子鱼cB1;J,-xtNG
Pike have no qualms about eating other pike, so if a bigone sees a smaller pike chasing a tiny minnow, that big pike will go after the larger mouthful,allowing the minnow to escape.
梭子鱼对于吃自己的同类完全毫无顾忌,所以如果一条大梭子鱼看到一条小梭子鱼正在捕食一条小米诺鱼,大梭子鱼则会追赶小梭子鱼一饱口福,而让小米诺鱼获得一线生机sNu4-Y|I0@|CEls)N
It's much like the end of Jurassic Park.
这一切很像《侏罗纪公园》的结局NyEfy43Yur
The humans were about to be eaten by evil velociraptors,when the noise of their struggle summoned a bigger predator:
人类眼看着就要被可怕的暴龙们吃掉,正在这时,他们激烈的争斗声召唤出了更大的捕食者:
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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T-rex ate the raptors, allowing the humans to escape.
雷克斯霸王龙吃掉了多伦多暴龙,而让人类逃出生天-~jSe!XMpxn_Q_

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重点单词
  • survivaln. 生存,幸存者
  • strategyn. 战略,策略
  • functionn. 功能,函数,职务,重大聚会 vi. 运行,起作用
  • distinctadj. 独特的,不同的,明显的,清楚的
  • minnown. 鲦鱼,小淡水鱼
  • swallown. 燕子,吞咽,一次吞咽的量 vt. 吞下,咽下,忍受
  • pondn. 池塘 v. 筑成池塘
  • streamn. (人,车,气)流,水流,组 v. 流动,流出,飘动
  • originaladj. 最初的,原始的,有独创性的,原版的 n. 原件
  • qualmsn. 良心之谴责;不安