South Korean Aquarium Celebrates Christmas with Fish Performances
韓國水族館用魚表演慶耶誕
本則影音新聞出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_arts/2010-12-14/895547199984.html
【新聞關鍵字】
1. acquarium: n. [əˋkwɛrɪəm]水族館
2. around the corner: ph. [əˋraʊndðəˋkɔrnɚ] 即將來臨、在附近
3. treat: n. [trit] 難得的樂事
4. feed: v. [fid]餵
5. come up: ph. [kʌm ʌp] 被提出、被討論
6. school: n. [skul] 魚群
7. form: v. [fɔrm] 形成
8. diver: n. [ˋdaɪvɚ] 潛水員
9. swan around: ph. [swɑn əˋraʊnd] 漂游
10. gather: v. [ˋgæðɚ] 聚集
11. electric eel: n. [ɪˋlɛktrɪk il] 電鰻
12. current: n. [ˋkɝənt] 電流
A South Korean aquarium in Seoul has created a special performance to welcome Christmas, which is just around the corner.
韓國首爾一家水族館，設計了一齣特別表演迎接即將到來的耶誕節。
As a holiday treat, “Santa Claus” made his appearance in the large tank where he fed and danced with more than 12-thousand sardines.
作為假期特別節目，「耶誕老人」出現在大型的水族箱，在那裡餵食超過1萬2千隻的沙丁魚，與牠們共舞。
[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水族館潛水員，歐楊桓]說：
“我們正思考，要給住在我們水族館裡的沙丁魚和海龜耶誕禮物，就想到由耶誕老人來餵牠們的這個活動。
Schools of shiny silver sardines followed the feed in the Santa diver‘s hands, forming various shapes as they swan around the tank.
閃亮的銀色沙丁魚群跟著耶誕潛水員餵食的手，沿著水族箱漂游，形成各種形狀。
A group of school children and visitors gathered to watch the performance.
一群學童及遊客聚集在一起觀看演出。
[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.”
[遊客，Seo Jeong-won說]：
「 這是一場很精彩的表演。沙丁魚游的姿態很美，看這個表演很愉快。我相信這會帶給我女兒很棒的回憶。」
The aquarium also displayed a Christmas tree with lights powered by a tank of electric eels.
水族館還展示了一株發光的聖誕樹，電力是來自水族箱裡的電鰻魚。
An aquarium official said that an electronic eel could produce a maximum 800-volt current while it hunts for food.
水族館的館方人員表示，電子鰻魚在找尋食物時，最大可產生800伏特的電流。
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【每日一句】
It was a fantastic show.
這是一場很精彩的表演。
【佳句精選】
I’m sure this will be a great memory for my daughter.
我相信這會帶給我女兒很棒的回憶。
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