The next morning, Geng returns with his son to collect his catch.
第二天清早老耿和他的兒子回來(lái)收獲他們獵物
At first sight, it looks disappointing.
乍看之下收獲平平
Tiny fishes, lots of shrimps, and some wriggling bugs.
小魚(yú) 蝦米和扭個(gè)不停的蟲(chóng)子
shrimp英?[?r?mp]美?[?r?mp]n. 蝦;小蝦棋返;矮小的人vi. 捕蝦adj. 有蝦的米奸;蝦制的
wriggle英?['r?g(?)l]美?['r?ɡl]vi. 蠕動(dòng)套菜;蜿蜒而行vt. 使蠕動(dòng);蠕動(dòng)到朦肘;不知不覺(jué)地潛入n. 蠕動(dòng)链方;扭動(dòng)
?bug英?[b?g]美?[b?ɡ]n. 臭蟲(chóng),小蟲(chóng)修陡;故障;竊聽(tīng)器vt. 煩擾既们,打擾濒析;裝竊聽(tīng)器vi. 裝置竊聽(tīng)器;打擾
Geng doesn't seem too down hearted.
然而老耿看上去來(lái)并不那么消沉
The larger fish are kept alive, the only way they'll stay fresh in the heat.
大魚(yú)被保持存活 這是唯一在酷暑下保鮮的辦法
Surprisingly, some of the bugs are also singled out for special treatment.
令人吃驚的是 一些蟲(chóng)子也被專門挑撿出來(lái)
single out挑出啥纸;挑選
They are the young stage of dragonflies, predators that feed on worms and tadpoles
它們是蜻蜓的幼蟲(chóng) 以蠕蟲(chóng)和蝌蚪為食的掠食者
dragonfly英?[?dr?g?nfla?]美?[?dr?g?n?fla?]n. [昆] 蜻蜓
predator?英?['pred?t?]美?[?pred?t?r;pred??t?r]n. [動(dòng)] 捕食者号杏;[動(dòng)] 食肉動(dòng)物;掠奪者
tadpole英?['t?dp??l]美?['t?d'pol]n. 蝌蚪
Nowhere else in the world are dragonfly nymphs harvested like this.
這里是世界上蜻蜓卵收獲最豐的地方
?nymph英?[n?mf]?美?[n?mf]n. 女神斯棒;居于山林水澤的仙女盾致;美麗的少女;蛹
Back home, Geng spreads his catch on the roof to dry.
回到家后 老耿把他的獲物在屋頂上攤開(kāi)曬干
It's being in China, nothing edible would be wasted.
在中國(guó)荣暮,但凡能吃的東西都不會(huì)被浪費(fèi)
There is a saying in the far south.
在遙遠(yuǎn)的南方有這樣一種說(shuō)法
We will eat anything with legs, except a table and anything with wings, except a plane.
長(zhǎng)腿的唯桌子不吃 長(zhǎng)翅膀的獨(dú)飛機(jī)不啃
Within a few hours, the dried insects are ready to be backed up and taken to market.
幾個(gè)鐘頭后 這些曬干了的昆蟲(chóng)便會(huì)被帶到市場(chǎng)上賣掉
It's the dragonfly nymphs that fetch the best price.
其中蜻蜓蛹能賣到最好的價(jià)格
fetch the best price獲取最好的價(jià)格
Fortunately, Caohai's dragonflies are abundant and fast breeding,
幸運(yùn)的是 草海的蜻蜓資源非常豐富且高速再生
?breed英?[bri?d]美?[brid]vi. 繁殖庭惜;飼養(yǎng);產(chǎn)生vt. 繁殖穗酥;飼養(yǎng)护赊;養(yǎng)育,教育砾跃;引起n. [生物] 品種骏啰;種類,類型
so Geng and his fellow fishermen have so far had little impact on their numbers.
所以老耿和其他的漁民遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)危及它們的數(shù)量
But not all wildlife is so resilient.
但絕非所有野生動(dòng)物都這樣生機(jī)勃勃
?resilient英?[r?'z?l??nt]美?[r?'z?l??nt]adj. 彈回的抽高,有彈力的adj. 能復(fù)原的判耕;有復(fù)原力的