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2024考研英语同源外刊4月:游泳者被指控骚扰一群海豚

Nearly three dozen people are being accused of harassing a pod of dolphins in Hōnaunau Bay, Hawaii officials announced Tuesday. Thirty-three swimmers are accused of "pursuing, corralling, and harassing" the dolphins in Hōnaunau Bay on Sunday, according to a press release from the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.

夏威夷官员周二宣布，近36人被指控骚扰Hōnaunau湾的一群海豚。根据夏威夷土地和自然资源部的一份新闻稿，33名游泳者被指控于周日在Hōnaunau湾“追逐、围捕和骚扰”海豚。

It's against federal law to swim within 50 yards of spinner dolphins in Hawaii’s nearshore waters. The prohibition went into effect in 2021 amid concerns that so many tourists were swimming with dolphins that the nocturnal animals weren’t getting the rest they need during the day to be able to forage for food at night. Officers with the agency's Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement initiated cases against the swimmers during a routine patrol in the South Kona District. Officials released video and photos taken from a drone, which showed the harassment.

在夏威夷近岸水域，在飞旋海豚50码范围内游泳是违反联邦法律的。这项禁令于2021年生效，原因是担心许多游客与海豚一起游泳，导致夜行动物无法在白天得到休息，无法在夜间觅食。在南科纳地区的一次例行巡逻中，该机构的保护和资源执法部门的官员对游泳者提起了诉讼。官方公布了无人机拍摄的视频和照片，显示了骚扰行为。

Hawaii's Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement and the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement are investigating, according to the statement. Hawaii’s spinner dolphins feast on fish and small crustaceans that surface from the ocean’s depths at night. When the sun rises, they head for shallow bays to hide from tiger sharks and other predators. To the untrained eye, the dolphins appear to be awake during the day because they’re swimming. But because they sleep by resting half of their brains and keeping the other half awake to surface and breathe, they may be sleeping even when they’re maneuvering through the water.

根据声明，夏威夷保护和资源执法部门和美国国家海洋和大气管理局执法办公室正在进行调查。夏威夷的飞旋海豚以夜间从海洋深处浮出水面的鱼类和小型甲壳类动物为食。当太阳升起时，它们会前往浅水湾躲避虎鲨和其他掠食者。在未经训练的人看来，海豚在白天似乎是醒着的，因为它们在游泳。但由于它们睡眠时一半大脑处于休息状态，另一半大脑保持清醒，以便浮出水面呼吸，因此即使在水中移动，它们也可能处于睡眠状态。

 

单词

accuse of 指责，控告;

harass/həˈræs/ vt. 骚扰;不断攻击(敌人);

pod/pɑːd/ n. 豆荚;(宇宙飞船的)分离舱;(尤指飞机翼下的)吊舱;(海豚等海洋动物的)一小群;

announce/əˈnaʊns/ vt. 宣布，公布;声称，郑重地说;

pursue/pərˈsuː/ vt. 追逐，跟踪，追赶;沿着……前行;

corral/kəˈræl/ vt. 把(马、牛)关进畜栏;把(一群人)集中关在一起;将(车辆)围作车阵;捉住;围捕;

press release 新闻稿;通讯稿;

yard/jɑːrd/ n. 码(长度单位，等于 3 英尺或 0.91 米);(尤指沙等建筑材料的)平方码，立方码;(某种用途的)区域，场地;

nearshore/ˈnɪrʃɔːr/ adj. 近岸水域的;

prohibition/ˌproʊɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 禁令，禁律;禁止;

go into effect 生效;

nocturnal /nɑːkˈtɜːrn(ə)l/ adj.(动物)夜间活动的;夜间发生的;

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