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# 82 · 海怪还是大鱼？

### 第1段

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

中文理解：渔民和水手有时说自己见过海怪。人们虽然常拿这些故事当笑话，如今却已知道，许多被看见的“怪物”，其实只是形状奇特的鱼。 偶尔有奇怪生物被冲上岸，但在海里活捉到的很少。不过，不久前，马达加斯加附近就捕到了一条怪鱼。 这条力气极大的鱼拽着钓线，把一艘小渔船拖到几英里外的海上。渔民意识到它非同寻常，便竭尽全力，尽量不伤到它。 鱼终于被拖上岸，人们发现它长达十三英尺多。它的头像马，有一双蓝色大眼睛，身上泛着银光，尾巴则是鲜红的。 这条鱼叫皇带鱼，后来被送到博物馆，由一位科学家进行研究。 它们生活在六百英尺深的海里，所以人类很少看见活着的皇带鱼。

* **at times**：有时；相当于sometimes，不是准时on time。

* **out at sea**：在外海；在海上；at sea表示海上状态，out加强远离岸边。

* **made every effort**：尽了一切努力；表示尽一切努力做某事，后面说明努力的目标。

* **in any way**：以任何方式；常用于否定范围，强调一点也不能造成某种影响。

* **brought to shore**：带到岸上；to说明目的地；shore指水边陆地。

* **at a depth of**：在……深处；depth是名词，of后接具体深度。

#### Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.

简单句，主谓宾结构. 本文中monster 是妖怪、怪物的意思，结合本文，我们可以直接翻译成海怪.

#### Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.

复合句，本句的主干是it is known that 所带的主语从句，在这个句子前面是though 引导的让步状语从句，该从句为主谓宾结构.

it 是形式主语，that 引导的主语从句作真正主语，该主语从句为主系表结构.

在这个主语从句中含有一个which 引导的定语从句，为主谓结构.

#### Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.

并列句，前句主谓结构，后句也是如此. 本句unusual 可以翻译为“不常见的”，教材翻译成“异常的”，不准确，异常一般指某条鱼少了半边的鱼鳍这种异常的情况，文中并非指异常，而是平时很罕见的鱼.

caught 是catch 的过去分词，而catch out 虽然本身是一个词组，但在这里并不是这个意思，因为catch out 是to detect in error or wrongdoing，发现错误之意，在这里显然不合适，遇到不了解的词组，一定要查字典.

#### A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line.

复合句，主句为主谓结构，后面是as 引导的原因状语从句，为什么这艘小渔船会被拖这么远呢，就是因为大鱼在拉扯着鱼线，it 自然就是指这条大鱼了.

#### Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way.

简单句，主谓宾结构，句首是现在分词短语作原因状语，该状语里面含有一个宾语从句，该从句为主系表结构，这里属于额外的划分.

#### When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long.

复合句，主句为主谓 + 主语补足语结构，句首是一个when 引导的时间状语从句，主谓结构.

#### It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail.

简单句，主谓宾结构，宾语有四个并列的名词.

这里顺便讲解一下英语中逗号的用法，一般来说，逗号可以连接并列意义的词语和短语，但是，逗号不能在没有连词的情况下，直接连接两个独立的句子. 比如，上一课（第81课）第5句，Lights were blazing and men were running here and there: they had just discovered that a prisoner had escaped. 本句的冒号如果改为逗号，则是病句. 可以改为“there, and they had…”，加了连词and 就没问题.

#### The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish.

复合句，主句是主谓 + 主语补足语结构，中间穿插了which 引导的定语从句，为主谓结构，该定语从句中还包含了一个where 引导的定语从句修饰museum，用了被动语态.

#### Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

复合句，主句为主谓 + 主补，后面是as 引导的原因状语从句，主谓结构.

## 学完这一课

先沿这条线复述《海怪还是大鱼？》：海怪可能只是怪鱼 → 少见的海上捕获 → 鱼拉着小船远行 → 上岸后看清外形 → 送到博物馆研究 → 住得深，所以难见活体。再借一个结构讲自己的事：把本课一个被动句改成有明确执行者的主动句，比较关注点有什么变化。

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