英汉词典

1.Home to virgin reefs, rare sharks and vast numbers of exotic fish, the Coral Sea is a unique haven of biodiversity off the northeastern coast of Australia.

珊瑚海是澳大利亚东北海岸独特的生物多样性天堂，有未开发的珊瑚礁、稀有的鲨鱼和大量的外来鱼类。

2.This of course has beneficial results for the nearby coral reefs.

这当然对附近的珊瑚礁有益。

3.Now, in small numbers, the starfish don't affect coral reefs dramatically.

现在，海星数量很少，对珊瑚礁的影响也不大。

4.We can also protect the reefs by protecting the surrounding ecosystems, like mangrove forests and seagrass beds.

我们保护珊瑚礁的方法还有保护周边的生态系统，比如红树林和海草丛。

5.Larval CoT starfish eat phytoplankton in their first month of life, so more fertilizer in the ocean means more phytoplankton, which means more starfish, bad for the reefs.

年幼的刺冠海星在出生后的第一个月就以浮游植物为食，所以海洋中肥料越多，浮游植物就越多，也意味着海星越多，这对珊瑚礁非常不利。

6.Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.

海上溢油对海洋里的珊瑚礁有着毁灭性影响。

7.I'm helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs.

我正在帮助研究珊瑚和生活在珊瑚礁周围的鱼类。

8.Luckily, the CoT starfish population gradually declined on its own and the reefs recovered.

幸运的是，刺冠海星的数量渐渐地自发减少了，珊瑚礁也恢复了。

9.The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is polluted, the coral will die.

这里的珊瑚礁是美丽的，但是如果海水被污染，珊瑚就会死亡。