South Korean Aquarium Celebrates Christmas with Fish Performances
韩国水族馆用鱼表演庆耶诞
本则影音新闻出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_arts/2010-12-14/895547199984.html
【新闻关键字】
1. acquarium: n. [əˋkwɛrɪəm]水族馆
2. around the corner: ph. [əˋraʊndðəˋkɔrnɚ] 即将来临、在附近
3. treat: n. [trit] 难得的乐事
4. feed: v. [fid]喂
5. come up: ph. [kʌm ʌp] 被提出、被讨论
6. school: n. [skul] 鱼群
7. form: v. [fɔrm] 形成
8. diver: n. [ˋdaɪvɚ] 潜水员
9. swan around: ph. [swɑn əˋraʊnd] 漂游
10. gather: v. [ˋgæðɚ] 聚集
11. electric eel: n. [ɪˋlɛktrɪk il] 电鳗
12. current: n. [ˋkɝənt] 电流
A South Korean aquarium in Seoul has created a special performance to welcome Christmas, which is just around the corner.
韩国首尔一家水族馆，设计了一出特别表演迎接即将到来的耶诞节。
As a holiday treat, “Santa Claus” made his appearance in the large tank where he fed and danced with more than 12-thousand sardines.
作为假期特别节目，“耶诞老人”出现在大型的水族箱，在那里喂食超过1万2千只的沙丁鱼，与它们共舞。
[Oh Young-hwan, Diver, Coax Aquarium]:
“We were thinking about Christmas presents for our sardines and sea turtles living in the aquarium and we came up with this event that Santa Claus is giving the feed to them.”
[Coax水族馆潜水员，欧杨桓]说：
“我们正思考，要给住在我们水族馆里的沙丁鱼和海龟耶诞礼物，就想到由耶诞老人来喂它们的这个活动。
Schools of shiny silver sardines followed the feed in the Santa diver‘s hands, forming various shapes as they swan around the tank.
闪亮的银色沙丁鱼群跟着耶诞潜水员喂食的手，沿着水族箱漂游，形成各种形状。
A group of school children and visitors gathered to watch the performance.
一群学童及游客聚集在一起观看演出。
[Seo Jeong-won, Visitor]:
“It was a fantastic show. The sardines made beautiful movements and it was a joy to watch. I’m sure this will be a great memory for my daughter.”
[游客，Seo Jeong-won说]：
“ 这是一场很精彩的表演。沙丁鱼游的姿态很美，看这个表演很愉快。我相信这会带给我女儿很棒的回忆。”
The aquarium also displayed a Christmas tree with lights powered by a tank of electric eels.
水族馆还展示了一株发光的圣诞树，电力是来自水族箱里的电鳗鱼。
An aquarium official said that an electronic eel could produce a maximum 800-volt current while it hunts for food.
水族馆的馆方人员表示，电子鳗鱼在找寻食物时，最大可产生800伏特的电流。
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【每日一句】
It was a fantastic show.
这是一场很精彩的表演。
【佳句精选】
I’m sure this will be a great memory for my daughter.
我相信这会带给我女儿很棒的回忆。
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