037 威廉和章鱼

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William was at the aquarium watching a scuba diver swim among the fish

威廉在水族馆里，看着一名潜水员在鱼群中游动。

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The diver scattered food into the water as the fish gathered around her

潜水员向水中撒食物，鱼儿们围拢在她身边。

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" Cool!" William thought, heading to the next exhibit

“酷！”威廉心想，向下一处展区走去。

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A sign on an empty eel tank read: " I'll be back after my checkup with the veterinarian!"

一个空空的鳗鱼缸上挂着一块牌子：“我去兽医那里做检查后就回来！”

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Finally he came to his favorite exhibit

终于，他来到了自己最喜欢的展区。

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A long tentacle explored the glass

一条长长的触手在玻璃上摸索着。

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A round, black eye looked at him

一只又圆又黑的眼睛看着他。

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Did the octopus recognize him?

章鱼认出他了吗？

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William knew octopuses were smart

威廉知道章鱼很聪明。

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He had read they could open jars and use tools

他读过它们能打开瓶罐，还会使用工具。

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" You must like octopuses

“你一定很喜欢章鱼吧。

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I see you here often," said a woman

我经常在这儿看到你，”一位女士说。

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" I'm Dr. Blackwell

“我是布莱克威尔博士。

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I'm the marine biologist who takes care of this guy."

我是照顾这家伙的海洋生物学家。”

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" I love octopuses!" said William

"我喜欢章鱼！"威廉说。

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" I'm saving for a pet octopus."

"我在攒钱买一只宠物章鱼。"

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" Sea animals need special care — especially an octopus " said Dr. Blackwell

"海洋动物需要特殊的照顾——尤其是章鱼。"布莱克威尔博士说。

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" Do you want to see how I take care of our octopus?"

"你想看看我是怎么照顾我们的章鱼的吗？"

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" Yes!"

"想！"

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" Let's go."

"我们走吧。"

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Dr. Blackwell led William to a room with big water tanks and pumps

布莱克威尔博士把威廉带到一个有大水箱和水泵的房间。

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" These pumps are connected to all of the tanks

"这些水泵连接着所有的水箱。

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They can move thousands of liters of water per minute

它们每分钟能输送几千升水。

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The equipment in this room keeps the tanks clean with filters

这个房间里的设备用过滤器保持水箱清洁。

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We also treat the water to kill algae and bacteria

我们还会对水进行处理，杀灭藻类和细菌。

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In the next room is the heating and cooling system

隔壁房间是供暖和制冷系统。

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Tropical fish need warm water."

热带鱼需要温暖的水。"

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" I have a heater for my aquarium at home," said William

"我家里有一个鱼缸的加热器。"威廉说。

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" Our giant Pacific octopus needs cooled water."

“我们的北太平洋巨型章鱼需要凉水。”

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William frowned. He had never heard of an aquarium cooler

威廉皱起眉头。他从没听说过水族馆用的冷水机。

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Next they went into a huge kitchen where chefs were chopping fish and seaweed

接着他们走进一间巨大的厨房，厨师们正在切鱼和海藻。

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" This kitchen is held to a higher standard than restaurant kitchens," explained Dr. Blackwell

“这间厨房的标准比餐厅厨房还高，”布莱克威尔博士解释道。

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" To keep our animals healthy, we feed them food similar to what they eat in the wild."

“为了保证动物健康，我们喂给它们的食物要接近它们在野外吃的。”

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She pointed to a plastic container marked Giant Pacific Octopus

她指着一个塑料容器，上面标着“北太平洋巨型章鱼”。

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" Our octopus eats shrimp and squid."

“我们的章鱼吃虾和鱿鱼。”

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" Uh-oh," William thought. That sounded expensive

“哎呀，”威廉心想。这听起来很贵。

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Dr. Blackwell handed William a book

布莱克威尔博士递给威廉一本书。

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" Every animal has special needs

“每种动物都有特殊的需求。

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These are instructions for caring for an octopus."

这是照顾章鱼的说明指南。”

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" It's over a hundred pages!"

“这有一百多页呢！”

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" Marine biologists study the habitat of each animal

“海洋生物学家会研究每种动物的栖息地。

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We have to know the right size for each animal's tank

我们必须知道每种动物的水箱该用多大尺寸。

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Those instructions also tell us which animals can live together

那些说明还会告诉我们哪些动物可以养在一起。

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Clownfish, for example, can live with many other types of fish and sea anemones."

比如小丑鱼，就可以和很多其他种类的鱼以及海葵一起生活。”

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" But the octopus lives alone," said William

“但章鱼是独自生活的，”威廉说。

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" Right. Octopuses will fight and eat their neighbors."

“对。章鱼会攻击并吃掉邻居。”

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William read from the book

威廉照着书读。

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" Octopuses need a den and don't like bright light."

“章鱼需要一个洞穴，而且不喜欢强光。”

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" They can be mischievous too

“它们也会很调皮。

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One octopus squirted water at the light over its tank — and broke it!"

有只章鱼朝水箱上方的灯喷水——结果把灯弄坏了！”

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She raised her eyebrows." What will you do if your pet octopus inks his tank?"

她扬起眉毛问道：“如果你的宠物章鱼往水箱里喷墨，你该怎么办？”

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William sighed." I guess octopuses are difficult pets."

威廉叹了口气。“看来章鱼是很难养的宠物。”

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" You can always come visit our octopus," Dr. Blackwell said

“你可以随时来看我们的章鱼，”布莱克威尔博士说。

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" Thanks, Dr. Blackwell!"

“谢谢您，布莱克威尔博士！”

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As William left, he put some money in the donation box for the aquarium

威廉离开时，往水族馆的捐款箱里投了一些钱。

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Now he felt like the aquarium octopus was his octopus too

现在他觉得，水族馆的章鱼也是他的章鱼了。