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大堡礁
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[日期：2008-01-23]
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Hello explorers, how do you like the Bermuda Triangle? Do you think that it is a little scary? Well, This time we are going to visit the Great Barrier Reef and it is very lovely and beautiful.
嗨，小探险家们，你们喜欢百慕大三角洲吗？是不是觉得它有点吓人呢？那今天啊我们就去漂亮迷人的大堡礁去玩玩吧！
Rising off northeastern Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is actually a series of smaller reefs—more than 2,800 coral reefs.Reefs form under water and can be made of coral, sand, or rock. The top of the reef sits about two to three feet below sea level. Coral reefs are found in warm, shallow, clean water. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef of all, stretching an amazing 1,250 miles, or 2,000 kilometers.
大堡礁位于澳大利亚的东北边，它实际上是由一系列的珊瑚礁组成的，大概由2，800多个珊瑚礁组成。礁石在水下面由珊瑚，沙子或者岩石块形成，顶端大概离海平面二到三英尺。珊瑚礁通常在温暖干净的浅水中形成。而大堡礁则是珊瑚礁中最大的，绵延1，250英里，大约2，000公里。
About three hundred fifty types of coral live and grow on the Great Barrier Reef.Not only does the coral make up the reef itself, but also it is home to many different creatures. Many types of fish depend on the coral to protect them. For example, the clown fish that live in the coral, they need sea anemones to protect them from their enemies.
在大堡礁生活着大约350多种珊瑚，这些珊瑚不仅构成了珊瑚礁，它们本身也是许多生物赖以生存的家，许多鱼类都靠着珊瑚来保护自己。比如小丑鱼就要依靠珊瑚礁中的海葵来保护自己不被敌人吃掉。
Reefs as large as the Great Barrier Reef take thousands of years to develop. However, reefs declined drastically because of human activity. Pollutions and global warming have severely damaged the reefs. We will lose the beautiful reef if we don’t take any action.像大堡礁这么大的珊瑚礁通常都要经过几千年才能形成，然而由于人类的破坏，大堡礁严重的缩小。污染以及全球气候变暖都给它带来了严重的损坏。如果我们还不采取行动就会失去它了。
单词释疑：
the Great Barrier Reef:大堡礁（名词）reef: 礁，珊瑚礁（名词） stretch:伸展，延伸（动词）
sea anemones:海葵（名词）
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