英语听力：自然百科 浴火重生大堡礁河马也水疗

How do you like a behind-the-scenes look at one of the nature's most luxurious¹ full service, hippos' spas.

你怎么能够错过这个大自然创造的最豪华的全套服务——河马的水疗呢？

Our dominant² male hippo customer has already arrived here at the Mezima Spring in Kenya, Africa. The carp goes right to work. It uses its wide, vast big mouth to scour³ the hippo's hide. The hippo gets squeaky clean skin, and the fish gets a rich buffet⁴ of dead skin, algae⁵ and parasites⁶.

我们尊贵的公河马客人已经抵达非洲肯尼亚的Mezima温泉。鲤鱼径直去工作。它们使用巨大的嘴巴清理河马够不到的地方。河马的肌肤变得干净清洁,小鱼也从这些死皮当中享受到了美味，这顿丰富的自助餐中含有各种藻类和寄生虫。

How about that tail that looks kind of like a toilet brush, the cichlid fish takes care of that. Now how about,well, how can I say this discreetly⁷, the hippo's hindquarters, where the hippo produces hippo dung. The barbel fish eagerly dives in here, especially when the hippo was in dung production mode. The barbel is so eager for what the hippo is trying to get rid of that they will race after him like an autograph seeker chasing a rock star.

尾巴得有点儿像厕所刷该怎么办呢？淡水鱼将全程负责。现在,我该怎么谨慎的表达这种，恩，河马的，就是河马产粪便的那个部位呢？鲃鱼就在这里出没，尤其是当河马正处于“生产”的模式中。鲃鱼是如此的渴望河马排干净，不然这些鱼会像追摇滚明星要签名那样穷追不舍。

Finally,the hippo opens its mouth, home of the good stuff. And fish rush in like hungry shoppers at a half-off big sale.

最后，河马张开大口，把好东西都送进嘴里。鱼们就像遇到半价的疯狂购物者一样涌进。

The hippo was enjoying the full treatment, and after it's done, enjoys a relaxing yawn of relief.

河马享受着这一过程，当全部完成的时候，它用打哈欠享受着一种压力解脱的快感。

词语解释：

1. discreetly a. 谨慎地 2. dung n. 动物的粪便

1 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

2 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

3 scour   

v.搜索；擦，洗，腹泻，冲刷

参考例句：

• Mother made me scour the family silver.母亲让我擦洗家里的银器。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。

4 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

5 algae   

n.水藻，海藻

参考例句：

• Most algae live in water.多数藻类生长在水中。
• Algae grow and spread quickly in the lake.湖中水藻滋蔓。

6 parasites   

寄生物( parasite的名词复数 )； 靠他人为生的人； 诸虫

参考例句：

• These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites. 这些症状也许是由病毒感染引起的，而与寄生虫无关。
• Kangaroos harbor a vast range of parasites. 袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。

7 discreetly   

ad.(言行)审慎地，慎重地

参考例句：

• He had only known the perennial widow, the discreetly expensive Frenchwoman. 他只知道她是个永远那么年轻的寡妇，一个很会讲排场的法国女人。
• Sensing that Lilian wanted to be alone with Celia, Andrew discreetly disappeared. 安德鲁觉得莉莲想同西莉亚单独谈些什么，有意避开了。