Sharks in general are feared, yet some species are gentle giants that feed harmlessly on plankton. Others have highly developed senses that allow them to detect prey from tiny signals sent from miles away. Beware of these!
一般來(lái)說(shuō)鯊魚(yú)會(huì)令人感到恐懼，不過(guò)也有某些鯊魚(yú)種類(lèi)卻是溫和的巨人，靠漂流生物為生。還有另外一些鯊魚(yú)，它們的觸感相當(dāng)發(fā)達(dá)，能探測(cè)幾英里之外獵物發(fā)出的信號(hào)。 大家對(duì)這類(lèi)鯊魚(yú)可得提高警惕?。?/p>
This shark at the Sydney Aquarium certainly had visitors shaking in their boots
今日小常識(shí)
今日短語(yǔ)
短語(yǔ) loan shark 直譯是“貸款鯊魚(yú)”，實(shí)意是指放高利貸的人，而且多數(shù)情況下他們是非法放貸的。
例句
During the recession, many people lost their jobs and turned to loan sharks to pay their bills.
The police announced they will arrest loan sharks who have been threatening to break the legs of clients with late payments.
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)與海洋動(dòng)物有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)是 sleeping with the fishes 用來(lái)形容某人被犯罪分子謀殺了，葬身魚(yú)腹。美國(guó)電影《教父》促使了這個(gè)表達(dá)的流行。這是一個(gè)非正式用語(yǔ)。
例句
Don't worry about him, Vinnie. He's sleeping with the fishes. Don Corleone would be proud of me!
人氣排行
