VOA慢速英語: 牡蠣重返大南灣
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The Blue Point oyster is returning to the Great South Bay of New York after almost disappearing from the world marketplace. Over-farming, pollution and Hurricane Sandy had severely damaged the Blue Pointoyster business. Now, the population is growing in its home on the coast ofLong Island, about 100 kilometers from New York City.
藍(lán)點(diǎn)牡蠣今日重返紐約大南灣，在此之前，該牡蠣幾乎從世界市場消失。過度捕撈，污染以及颶風(fēng)嚴(yán)重?fù)p害牡蠣生意。現(xiàn)在距紐約大概100千米之外的長海岸中牡蠣的數(shù)量逐漸增長。
When the huge ocean storm called Sandy hit Long Island in 2013 it destroyedthe Blue Point oyster beds. John Cochrane is a councilman in the Town of Is lip.
2013年，名為“桑迪”的颶風(fēng)席卷長島，嚴(yán)重破壞了牡蠣河床。來自Is lip鎮(zhèn)的官員表示，
“There was 15-foot [4.5 meter] seas hitting those beds. It took all the oyster man’s gear and oysters and ripped half of them away from their anchoring and the other half got slammed into the bay bottom and got destroyed.”
大約有4.5米的河床被破壞。它席卷了牡蠣，并將一半的牡蠣卷到遠(yuǎn)處，遠(yuǎn)離住處，另一半牡蠣沖到海灣底部并毀壞。
John Cochrane pushed through a legislative measure to lease 1,200 hectares of the Great South Bay to shellfish businesses. Twenty-three local fishermen,including the Cochrane family, have signed up so far.
約翰建議采用法律方式租用大南灣1.200公頃水生有殼生物的交易市場。到目前為止，包括科倫克家庭在內(nèi)的23位漁民簽署了協(xié)議。
“We have plots on this Bay that were actually leased out by King George, and families still have the charter in Brookhaven from King George.”
對(duì)大南灣我們另有規(guī)劃。實(shí)際上我們得喬治國王允許才租賃的，現(xiàn)在有的家里還留有喬治國王頒發(fā)的《布魯克海文》憲章
The Great Atlantic Shellfish Farms company will be a major part of regrowingthe oyster population in the Great South Bay. Marty Byrnes is an aquaculturist with the company. He is responsible for getting adult oysters to spawn - layeggs and produce the larvae that turn into millions of oysters.
大西洋水生有殼工廠將是大南灣牡蠣數(shù)量增長的主要來源。馬蒂·波恩是該公司的水產(chǎn)養(yǎng)殖專家，負(fù)責(zé)成年牡蠣產(chǎn)卵，生產(chǎn)數(shù)以萬計(jì)的牡蠣。
“Inside here is where all the larvae go after they have been spawned. The eggs and sperm have mated and you actually have larvae swimming around here.”
這里是它們的所有產(chǎn)卵。卵子和精子結(jié)合，因此才能看見這里更多的幼年牡蠣游動(dòng)。
Marty Byrnes grows the plant food of oysters, algae, in large tanks filled with salt water. The larvae absorb their algae diet for about two and a half weeks.Then, baby oysters appear.
馬蒂·波恩在充滿鹽水的大缸里種植牡蠣的食物—海藻。受精卵在兩周半內(nèi)以海藻為食。然后就會(huì)長成幼年牡蠣。
“It looks like a grain of sand right now. It’s amazing, nature.”
現(xiàn)在它們看起來僅僅是沙子一樣大，大自然很神奇。
After six weeks, millions upon millions of these little oysters are taken to farmsin the bay. They are placed in wire boxes to grow to harvesting size. In 18months, these oysters will be ready for market.
六周后，數(shù)不清的小牡蠣將被帶到海灣養(yǎng)殖場。它們被養(yǎng)在鐵絲箱里，直到長成可以出售的大小。這些牡蠣在18個(gè)月大時(shí)就可以到市場上出售。
Doug Winter is president of Great Atlantic. He says the oyster business hascome a long way from the bay bottom harvesting of the 1800s.
多格·溫特是大西洋種植場的老板。他說牡蠣交易從1800s就已開始。
“With technology and advancements and the Internet and people really being environmentally conscious, there’s a big push for aquaculture. You can produce a lot more oysters, you can do it environmentally friendly, you can create reefs and clean estuaries, waterways, you can repopulate areas that are depleted and you can control your crop.”
隨著科技進(jìn)步，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的發(fā)展，人們環(huán)保意識(shí)逐漸增強(qiáng)，對(duì)水產(chǎn)養(yǎng)殖是較大的推動(dòng)力。我們可以生產(chǎn)更多的牡蠣，可以做到環(huán)保，可以重建珊瑚、清潔河道和河口灣，可以增加貧乏地區(qū)牡蠣的數(shù)量，可以控制自己的產(chǎn)量。
The Blue Point is back. And the oysters are not just good to eat. They are alsogood to the water. Each oyster can filter more than 150 liters of water a day,removing algae, nitrogen, and other pollutants.
藍(lán)點(diǎn)牡蠣重新回到了大南灣。這種牡蠣不僅吃起來口感較好，對(duì)河水也有益處。每個(gè)牡蠣一天能夠過濾150升的水、清潔海藻、除去氮?dú)夂推渌廴疚铩?/p>
I’m Marsha James.
Bernard Shusman reported this story from East Islip, New York. MarshaJames adapted it into Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor.
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Words in This Story
bed – n. the ground that is at the bottom of a sea, lake, etc.
lease – v. to rent out a place in return for money
plot– n. an area of land that has been measured and is considered as a unit
spawn – v. to produce or lay eggs in water
larvae –n. a very young form of life
aquaculture– n. the rearing of water animals or the cultivation of water plantsfor food
estuary– n. an area where a river flows into the sea
The Blue Point oyster is returning to the Great SouthBay of New York after almost disappearing from the world marketplace. Over-farming, pollution and Hurricane Sandy had severely damaged the Blue Pointoyster business. Now, the population is growing in its home on the coast ofLong Island, about 100 kilometers from New York City.
When the huge ocean storm called Sandy hit Long Island in 2013 it destroyedthe Blue Point oyster beds. John Cochrane is a councilman in the Town ofIslip.
“There was 15-foot [4.5 meter] seas hitting those beds. It took all the oyster man’s gear and oysters and ripped half of them away from their anchoring and the other half got slammed into the bay bottom and got destroyed.”
John Cochrane pushed through a legislative measure to lease 1,200 hectares of the Great South Bay to shellfish businesses. Twenty-three local fishermen,including the Cochrane family, have signed up so far.
“We have plots on this Bay that were actually leased out by King George, and families still have the charter in Brookhaven from King George.”
The Great Atlantic Shellfish Farms company will be a major part of regrowingthe oyster population in the Great South Bay. Marty Byrnes is an aquaculturistwith the company. He is responsible for getting adult oysters to spawn - layeggs and produce the larvae that turn into millions of oysters.
“Inside here is where all the larvae go after they have been spawned. The eggs and sperm have mated and you actually have larvae swimming around here.”
Marty Byrnes grows the plant food of oysters, algae, in large tanks filled with salt water. The larvae absorb their algae diet for about two and a half weeks.Then, baby oysters appear.
“It looks like a grain of sand right now. It’s amazing, nature.”
After six weeks, millions upon millions of these little oysters are taken to farmsin the bay. They are placed in wire boxes to grow to harvesting size. In 18months, these oysters will be ready for market.
Doug Winter is president of Great Atlantic. He says the oyster business hascome a long way from the bay bottom harvesting of the 1800s.
“With technology and advancements and the Internet and people really being environmentally conscious, there’s a big push for aquaculture. You can produce a lot more oysters, you can do it environmentally friendly, you can create reefs and clean estuaries, waterways, you can repopulate areas that are depleted and you can control your crop.”
The Blue Point is back. And the oysters are not just good to eat. They are alsogood to the water. Each oyster can filter more than 150 liters of water a day,removing algae, nitrogen, and other pollutants.
I’m Marsha James.
Bernard Shusman reported this story from East Islip, New York. MarshaJames adapted it into Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor.
______________________________________________________________
Words in This Story
bed – n. the ground that is at the bottom of a sea, lake, etc.
lease – v. to rent out a place in return for money
plot – n. an area of land that has been measured and is considered as a unit
spawn – v. to produce or lay eggs in water
larvae –n. a very young form of life
aquaculture – n. the rearing of water animals or the cultivation of water plantsfor food
estuary – n. an area where a river flows into the sea
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