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: j4 w$ x: W |! y# ?Welcome to the New Bedford institute's, series of lectures on the mysteries of the sea. You may $ G1 u9 p2 i% H3 x5 o
have noticed the drawing on the cover of the program for today’s presentation. It depicts a sea creature that scientists have been interested in for many years. It is said that in the 19th century a group of fishermen were surprised by seeing a huge squid that they said was as big as a house and had enormous tentacles. the fishermen were frightened out of their wits according to reports to that % V7 ~* X$ E4 ?6 A3 h N
time. The creature sank back into the ocean and was never seen again. Marine biologists believed that this species of giant squid called archituthis still exists. And it's come to represent how little we know about sea creatures compared with what we know about the animals on the land. We do know that there are many more different kinds of marine species than there are land species. But we just don't have the technology yet to do sustained research. Even short unmanned trips are so hard to accomplish. In fact researching in the deep oceans has been compared to flying an airplane overland throwing down a net and seeing what you get. In other words It's very hard to picture the whole situation when that's the way you have to get your samples. Most of what is known about deep sea creatures, which as I said is actually very little, comes from ocean beds that dried up3 @: F, t' H% W. E) z# L2 B1 D
long ago. We're fortunate to have a few samples of these fossil remains on display on the second floor. We'll take a look at them after a while。
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depict: [ di'pikt ] v. 描述
6 j1 [- C( O. K! H) W) T5 {5 [" u5 `1 }tentacle: [ 'tentəkl ] n. (动物)触角( I# S* k! e/ O7 }
frighten out of:威吓某人不做…
9 P1 U: K. v* G; ^4 c* \sink: [ siŋk ] n. 接收端,沟渠,污水槽v. 下沉,使...低落,陷于% y5 z' \9 a" S6 m+ ?
sustained: [ səs'teind ] a. 持久的,经久不衰的 y0 @6 I3 I1 S/ b: {' j9 a6 R
unmanned: [ ʌn'mænd ] a. 无人操纵的,无人的
. _6 s1 X" w: y4 y) y6 won display: a. 公开展出
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3 D; J2 W& I4 W& gWith the introduction of radio, newspaper publishers wondered how broadcasting would affect them. Many feared that radio as a quick and easy means of keeping people informed would displace the newspaper industry altogether. Others hoped that the brief newscast heard on the air would stimulate listener’s interests in the story so they'd buy the paper to get more information. This second idea turned out to be closer to the truth. Radio & print werenot substitutes for each other but actually supported each other. You see the relationship between different media is not always one of displacement but can be one of reinforcement. However this is not always the case. Take television & motion pictures for example, with the popularization of TV, the motion picture industry suffered greatly. Movie attendance dropped when audience members chose to stay at home and be entertained. Likewise, when a football game was shown on the air, the5 ?% d0 S, O* Z
bacause the fans chose to watch the games at home.6 I& \& G' A9 a/ `5 M. h
broadcasting: [ 'brɔ:d.kɑ:stiŋ ] n. 广播节目
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brief: [ bri:f ] n. 摘要,简报,公事包a. 简短的,简洁的v. 对...作简报,摘要
1 z+ s9 D9 ^; e. g% sturn out (to be):最后证明是,原来是,结果竟是7 [2 s0 D$ q q; p+ j# c4 u& x }
reinforcement: [ .ri:in'fɔ:smənt ] n. 加强法(加强件)
9 ?3 |3 }/ h6 \5 M; \, b1 osufferer: [ 'sʌfərə(r) ] n. 受难者,被害者,患者* t+ J2 t! G: t$ T6 g9 I
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