Thomas Peschak: Dive into an ocean photographer's world
Somersaulting (翻筋斗,颠倒) manta rays (撞木鲛), dashing dolphins, swarming (群) schools of fish and munching (munch:大声咀嚼) sharks inhabit a world beneath the ocean's surface that few get a chance to see. Conservation photographer Thomas Peschak visits incredible seascapes around the world, and his photos reveal these hidden ecosystems. "You can't love something and become a champion for it if you don't know it exists," he says. Join Peschak in a new, immersive TED Talk format as he shares his stunning work and his dream for a future of respectful coexistence with the ocean.
sea turtles dancing across coral reefs (coral reefs:珊瑚礁)
vividly (生动的) rememebr furiously (狂怒的,有力的) finning (鱼鳍式划水)
encrusted (包以外壳,装饰外层) cannon on a shallow coral reef
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dainty (小巧精致的,优美的,讲究的) ones that fit in the palm of your hand
humpback whales (座头鲸) feeding
privy to (私下知情的) the mating rituals (交配或者结婚仪式)
pristine (原始的,未受损的) seas
leading predator (肉食动物)
ripple effects (连锁反应)
merits (有点,功绩,价值)
enormous shoals (鱼群) of sardines (沙丁鱼) travel northwards
Sardine Run
in hot pursuit (追赶,水球) are hoards (贮藏,储存) of hungry and agile (敏捷的,灵活的) predators
rush in to dine (用正餐,进餐) on this pulsating (极为兴奋的) and movable feast.
bait (诱饵) balls are more dispersed (分散)
sardine donut, or a mouth full of water.
prey (牺牲者,被掠食者)
tail-slapped
rowdy, rowdy (吵闹的) banquet (宴会,设宴)
vastness (巨大,广阔)
an archipelago (群岛) of coral islands.
southwest monsoon (季风,雨季), manta rays from all across the archipelago
Armies of crustaceans (甲壳类动物),
the mainstay (主要支持) of the manta ray’s diet.
plankton (浮游生物)
patchy (不完整的,拼凑的)
somersault themselves
tasty morsel
to be gobbled up (吞并,并购)
cavernous (多洞穴的,似巨穴的) mouth
remote atolls (环礁)
poignant (悲伤的,严厉的,尖锐的)
Bassas da India, a tiny speck of coral in the Mozambique Channel
reef (暗礁)
Galapagos shark
hunch (预感,肉峰,弯腰驮背)
coral outcrop (岩石露头,露出,出现)
wholesale (大规模的) slaughter (残杀)
descendent (下降的,后代,)
whales nudge (轻推,推进)
miraculous
nature’s resilience (适应力,弹性)
to thrive (兴旺) and survive
inside the lagoon (咸水湖)
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