of Nessie
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 The Loch Called Ness.
4 湖人称"巢".
6 Monster Sightings.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-10). 6 Monster Sightings.
8 Fact or Fiction?
8 事实还是虚构?
11 Conclusion.
11 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction Is the Loch Ness Monster a myth or a legend?
16 导言 尼斯湖怪物是神话还是传说?.
People have described seeing something strange emerging from the dark waters of Loch Ness in Scotland.
人们描述,在苏格兰尼斯湖的黑暗水域中,看到一些奇怪的东西。
They describe an animal similar to the descriptions of ancient dragons or sea serpents.
他们描述了一种类似于古龙或海蛇的描述的动物.
The monster has a dark body, long neck, sheep-like head, and two or more humps on its back.
怪物有阴暗的躯体,长颈相接,头像羊,背上有2个或更多的驼峰.
The monster, called Nessie, is named after the loch, or lake, in which it lives.
被取名"内西"的怪物取名于它所居住的"湖"或"湖".
Word Origins The word loch means lake or a narrow arm of the sea that stretches inland.
单词来源 克克一词指向内陆伸展的湖泊或狭长的海臂.
It comes from the language of Scotland, called Scottish Gaelic (GAY-lick).
它出自苏格兰语言,被称作"苏格兰盖尔语"(GAY-lick).
Strange creatures of the sea are found in many legends, myths, and stories.
奇怪的出海生物在许多传说,神话和故事中都有所发现.
Scottish myths have been passed down about a water spirit, called a kelpie, that looks like a horse.
苏格兰神话中流传了一种水灵,叫"克皮",外观像一匹马.
When sailors first started sailing beyond the sight of land, they talked about seeing monsters at sea.
当水手们第一次开始出海出海时,他们谈论在海上看到怪物.
Some of those monsters were described as being so large that they could swallow a ship!
有些怪物被描述为如此之大,以至于可以吞下一艘船!
According to legend, these huge, horrible beasts guarded treasure at the bottom of the sea.
根据传说,这些巨大而可怕的野兽在海底守护着宝藏.
Could Nessie be one of these monsters of myth or legend?
可以吗? Nessie是神话或传说中的怪物之一?
This monster of legend lived in the “Sea of Darkness.”
这个传说中的怪物生活在“黑暗之海”。 “
The Loch Called Ness The body of water that is rumored to be home to the legendary Loch Ness Monster is large.
湖被称作"尼斯" 传说是传说中的"尼斯湖怪兽"所住的水体很大.
In fact, it’s the largest body of fresh water in the British Isles.
事实上,它是英国各岛最大的淡水地块。
Loch Ness is 24 miles (39 km) long, only 1 mile (1.
尼斯湖长24英里(39公里),只有一英里(1.
6 km) wide, and over 800 feet (244 m) deep in some places.
宽6千米,有的地方有800多英尺(244米)深.
It’s much deeper than the seas that surround the British Isles.
它比环绕不列颠群岛的海洋深得多。
Loch Ness was formed during the last ice age.
尼斯湖形成于上个冰河时代.
At that time, the land now called Scotland split in two, and earthquakes made a trench.
当时,现在称为"苏格兰"的土地一分为二,而地震造成了一条战壕.
Then glaciers covered that trench until about 12,000 years ago.
然后冰川覆盖了那条地沟, 直到大约12,000年前。
When the ice melted, it filled the trench with water to form a loch.
当冰融化时,它把水填满了壕沟,以形成一堵湖.
Loch Ness’s water is very cold.
尼斯湖的水非常冷.
Peat, a layer of dead plant material, is thick in the water of Loch Ness.
皮特(Peat)是一层已死植物材料,厚于尼斯湖水中.
The peat allows light to travel only as deep as a few yards.
泥炭允许光线行走的深度只有几码.
As a result, sunlight can’t warm the water, making it too cold for people to swim in.
阳光无法暖和出水,
The top 100 feet (30.
前100英尺(30.
5 m) warms up to 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12°C) in the summer.
5米)夏季取暖至华氏54度(12°C).
The rest stays at 42 degrees Fahrenheit (6°C) all year round.
其余全年停留于华氏42度(6°C).
Because of this, most life in the loch, such as fish and seals, stays close to the surface.
由于这个原因,大部分活在湖中,如鱼和海豹等,都与地表相近.
A gray seal might be mistaken for a monster when seen in a loch.
灰色的海豹在湖中被看到时可能误认为是怪物.
Monster Sightings For over 1,400 years, curious people have taken Nessie sightings seriously.
怪物的目光 1400多年以来,好奇心的人把内西目击事件当做正经.
Scientists have even used NASA’s computers, along with underwater cameras and other equipment, to test the loch.
科学家甚至使用NASA的计算机,连同水下相机和其他设备来测试这只湖.
But long before this testing began in the 1970s, other sources saw the “monster” in the loch.
但早在20世纪70年代开始这项测试之前,其他消息人士就看到"鼠"入地了.
The first recorded sighting was in ad 565 by an Irish missionary named Saint Columba.
第一次有记录的目击是在Ad 565中被一位爱尔兰传教士取名"圣科隆巴".
The report says he asked his servant to swim across the loch to get a boat.
报告说他要求他的仆人游过湖去取一艘船.
A creature came to the surface, roared, and opened its mouth.
一个生物来到地表,咆哮,并张开口.
Columba commanded it to go back, be quiet, and not touch the man.
克伦巴命令它回去,安静,不要碰他.
It did, and every sighting since then has been quiet and peaceful.
是的,此后的每一起目击都平静而平和。
This man, who lives on Loch Ness, claims to have seen Nessie more than once.
这个人住在尼斯湖上,自称不止一次见到了尼斯.
People kept Nessie sightings quiet until the 1930s, when cameras became popular.
人被关 奈西目击一直到20世纪30年代相机被流行为止.
Nessie hunting took off with a flash.
Nessie打猎时闪了光
People wanted to catch Nessie, at least in a picture.
人们想要抓住Nessie 至少是在一张图片里
Thousands of people who live in the area have signed a statement promising that they’ve seen the monster.
数以千计居住在当地的人签署声明,
Most sightings have occurred near the Urquhart (ER-kert) Castle ruins.
大多数目击发生在乌尔克特(ER-kert)城堡废墟附近.
The castle ruins are located near the midpoint of the loch, where the water is deepest.
城堡废墟地处湖面中点附近,水最深处.
Urquhart Castle overlooks some of the deepest known parts of Loch Ness.
厄克特城堡忽略了尼斯湖中已知最深的部分.
Some people believe the Loch Ness Monster might be related to the plesiosaur, which lived millions of years ago and is now extinct.
一些人认为尼斯湖怪可能与活于上百万年前并已经灭绝的花花鸟有关.
Sightings of strange water creatures are not unique to Loch Ness.
奇特水生生物的外观并不为尼斯湖所特有.
People have reported seeing similar creatures in at least 265 lakes and rivers around the world.
据报道,全世界至少有265个湖泊和河流出现类似生物.
Some people think the creatures must be a type of saltwater mammal or fish.
有些人认为这些生物必须是盐水哺乳动物或鱼类的一种.
Some think the Nessie sightings are of a prehistoric reptile that somehow survived over millions of years.
有些人认为内西目击是史前爬行动物,以某种方式活了上百万年.
They say that when the trench was created during the last ice age, a prehistoric beast or group of beasts became landlocked.
他们说,当战壕在上个冰河时代被创造时,史前的一头野兽或一群野兽会变成地处内陆.
A few of the most famous hoaxes are based on photographs.
少数最出名的恶作剧取自相片.
People thought a photo of three humps was the real monster.
人们以为三个驼峰的照片才是真正的怪物.
It turned out to be a picture of three bales of hay covered in black tar.
原来是三包被黑焦油覆盖的干草的照片.
A famous photograph from 1934 turned out to be a fake sea-serpent head attached to a toy submarine.
1934年的出名相片被证明是假海蛇头所附着在玩具潜艇上.
Another hoax in 1934 got people excited when they saw a giant footprint in the mud on the banks of the loch.
1934年又一出恶作剧,人们在湖岸的泥地上看到一股巨大的足迹后感到兴奋.
A man had used a stuffed hippopotamus foot to make the footprint.
一个男人用塞满了河马的脚来制造脚印
This photograph was printed in a newspaper in 1934, but later, people learned it was a hoax.
这张照片于1934年被印入报纸上,但后来人们得知这是一场骗局.
Fact or Fiction?
事实还是虚构?
Some accept the reports of Nessie as fact.
有人接受内西的报告为事实.
The believers cite the similarity of descriptions of Nessie, the number of eyewitness reports, and possible sonar evidence.
信徒们引用了尼西描述的相似性,目击者报告的数量,以及可能的声纳证据.
Others think of the reports as legends to keep children away from the deep, cold waters of the loch.
另一些人则认为这些报告是传说,是为了让儿童远离湖底深而冷的水.
The nonbelievers cite the lack of hard scientific evidence that proves Nessie is real.
不信者引用了缺乏确凿的科学证据来证明Nessie是真实的.
Some people have tried to make the world believe Nessie is real by creating hoaxes.
一些人试图通过制造恶作剧让世界相信"尼斯"是真实的.
These hoaxes are tricks that keep the legend of the Loch Ness Monster alive.
这些骗局使"尼斯湖怪"的传说得以活下来.
Operation Deep Scan used boats lined up across Loch Ness to search for evidence of the legendary monster.
深扫描行动使用横跨尼斯湖的排行船来寻找传说中怪物的证据.
Scientists got involved, despite all the hoaxes.
科学家们参与其中, 尽管所有的恶作剧。
They wanted to learn whether Nessie was real and put an end to the mystery.
他们想了解内西是否真实,并终结了谜团.
There was enough consistent evidence that people couldn’t explain.
人们无法解释,
For example, sonar picked up a long object moving 480 feet deep in the loch.
例如,声纳在湖底深480英尺处取出一个能移动的长物体.
That is too deep for most fish.
这对大多数鱼类来说太深了。
They decided to map the entire loch.
他们决定绘制整个湖的地图.
In 1987, scientists launched “Operation Deep Scan.”
1987年,科学家发起了“深扫描行动”。
They used 24 boats to map the bottom and sides of the loch with sonar equipment.
他们用24艘船只来用声纳设备来绘制湖底和侧面的地图.
Sonar uses sound to identify the shapes of objects.
声纳使用声音来识别物体的形状.
A sound is sent out from a sonar machine.
从声纳机器发出声音
When the sound hits an object, the sound bounces back as an echo.
当声音击中物体时,声音会回弹为回声.
Scientists measure the time it takes for the sound to bounce back, which helps them create a picture.
科学家测量声音回弹所需的时间,这帮助他们创造出一幅相片.
A sonar machine used in the loch shows objects that can’t be seen under the murky water.
湖中使用的声纳机显示在阴暗的水下看不到的物体。
Some sounds from “Operation Deep Scan” were echoes from the loch’s steep sides.
" 深层扫描行动 " 的一些声音来自湖的陡峭侧面。
But they could not explain at least one echo from a “large and moving” object 200 feet down.
但是,他们无法从200英尺下方的“大型和移动”物体中解释至少一个回声。
No one knows for sure what the object was.
没人知道是什么东西
Was it Nessie?
是妮丝吗?
Studying the loch has turned up other findings.
研究湖面发现了其他发现
In 1981, the Loch Ness Project found fish called red-bellied Arctic (ARK-tick) char.
1981年,尼斯湖(Loch Ness)计划发现了被称作"红腹北极"(ARK-tick)的鱼克.
They had been living at a depth of 700 feet (213 meters) for over 12,000 years—since the last ice age.
他们生活在700英尺(213米)深处已有12,000多年之久——自上个冰河时代起。
Experts had thought the waters were too cold for life below a few hundred feet.
专家认为水太冷 生命在几百英尺以下
The discovery of red-bellied Arctic char surprised them.
发现的红腹北极花瓶令他们惊讶.
Divers launch this “creature camera” into Loch Ness to try to capture underwater photographs of the legendary monster.
潜水员将这台“奇特相机”发射入尼斯湖,试图拍摄传说中的怪物的水下相片。
Glossary bales (n.)
词汇bales(n.)
tightly wrapped bundles (p.
紧身包裹 (p.
12) hoaxes (n.)
12) 作弊 (n.
tricks played on people to try to make them believe something is real when it is not (p.
在人们身上玩弄花招,试图让他们相信某事是真实的(p.
11) legend (n.)
11) 传说 (n.
a historical story that is believed to be true, but cannot be proved (p.
一个被认为真实但无法被证明的历史故事(p.
4) peat (n.)
4)泥炭 (n.
brown, soil-like material used in gardening and as fuel (p.
在园艺和燃料中使用的褐色,土质等物质(p.
7) sonar (n.)
7) 声纳 (n.
a system to find objects under water and to measure water’s depth by making sounds and measuring their echoes coming back (p.
通过发出声音和测量其回声(p.
11) species (n.)
11)物种 (n.
a group of animals that are similar to one another and may have babies with each other (p.
一类动物相类似,并可能相生婴儿(p.
15) Conclusion Maybe the Loch Ness Monster will one day lose its legendary status.
15) 结论 也许尼斯湖怪物总有一天会失去它的传奇地位.
It might someday be identified as a new species (SPEE-sheez) of fish.
它可能有一天被确定为鱼类的新物种(SPEE-sheez).
But for now, Nessie remains a mystery.
但眼下,内西仍然是个谜.
That mystery might be its greatest appeal.
这个神秘可能是它最大的吸引力。
The legend continues to capture people’s imaginations.
这个传说继续捕捉人们的想象.
Do you see Nessie?
你看到内西了吗?