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File photo of Hannah the Mermaid¹ in the Mermaid Lagoon² 

exhibit at the Sydney Aquarium³. The United States 

government has assured citizens that much like zombies, 

mermaids⁴ probably do not exist.

美国政府向其公民保证，美人鱼在很大程度上就如僵尸一样，很

可能根本不存在。

【Vocabulary】

1. mermaid：美人鱼

Example:Have you read the story of mermaids?你看过关于美人鱼的故事吗？

2. lagoon：泻湖；咸水湖

Example:An atoll is a circular reef surrounding a lagoon.环礁是环绕着一个泻湖的环形礁石。

3. aquarium：水族馆；养鱼缸

Example:The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。

4. zombie：僵尸；行尸走肉；木讷呆板的人

Example:If I keep watching so much TV, I'll turn into a zombie.假如我继续看这么多电视节目，我会变成行尸走肉。

1 mermaid   

n.美人鱼

参考例句：

• How popular would that girl be with the only mermaid mom!和人鱼妈妈在一起，那个女孩会有多受欢迎！
• The little mermaid wasn't happy because she didn't want to wait.小美人鱼不太高兴，因为她等不及了。

2 lagoon   

n.泻湖，咸水湖

参考例句：

• The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
• This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。

3 aquarium   

n.水族馆，养鱼池，玻璃缸

参考例句：

• The first time I saw seals was in an aquarium.我第一次看见海豹是在水族馆里。
• I'm going to the aquarium with my parents this Sunday.这个星期天，我要和父母一起到水族馆去。

4 mermaids   

n.（传说中的）美人鱼( mermaid的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The high stern castle was a riot or carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs. 其尾部高耸的船楼上雕满了神仙、妖魔鬼怪、骑士、国王、勇士、美人鱼、天使。 来自辞典例句
• This is why mermaids should never come on land. 这就是为什么人鱼不应该上岸的原因。 来自电影对白