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# 海怪还是大鱼？

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 第1段

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

中文理解：渔夫和水手们有时声称自己出海看到过海怪。虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付之一笑，但现在看来，人们有时看到的这些“怪物”很多不过是些奇怪的鱼。 一些不常见生物偶尔会被冲到岸上来，但它们在海上却极少能被捕到。然而不久前，在马达加斯加附近的海里却捕到了一条奇怪的鱼。 强壮的大鱼咬着鱼线把一条小渔船拖到了几英里以外的海面上。那位渔民意识到这根本不是一条普通的鱼，于是千方百计不让它受到丝毫伤害。当终于把它弄上岸后，人们发现它身长超过了13英尺。它长着一个像马一样的头，有着一双蓝色的大眼睛和闪闪发光的银色皮肤，还有一条鲜红色的尾巴。此鱼叫桨鱼，被送进了博物馆，现正接受一位科学家的检查。 人们很少能看到活着的这类动物，因为它们生活在600英尺深的水下。

* **out to sea**：到海上 / 永远 / 悲伤的场合；注意是叙事中的方向或持续时间，不要把每个小词分开背。

* **made every effort**：来回 / 到处 / 尽一切努力；根据语境看是空间移动，还是为目标付出的努力。

#### 1. Fishermen and sailors claim to have seen monsters…

简单句，主谓宾结构. 本文中monster 是妖怪、怪物的意思，结合本文，我们可以直接翻译成海怪.

#### 2. Though people have laughed at stories, it is known that many are strange fish.

复合句，本句的主干是it is known that 所带的主语从句，在这个句子前面是though 引导的让步状语从句，该从句为主谓宾结构.

it 是形式主语，that 引导的主语从句作真正主语，该主语从句为主系表结构.

在这个主语从句中含有一个which 引导的定语从句，为主谓结构.

#### 3. creatures are washed, but they are caught…

并列句，前句主谓结构，后句也是如此. 本句unusual 可以翻译为“不常见的”，教材翻译成“异常的”，不准确，异常一般指某条鱼少了半边的鱼鳍这种异常的情况，文中并非指异常，而是平时很罕见的鱼.

caught 是catch 的过去分词，而catch out 虽然本身是一个词组，但在这里并不是这个意思，因为catch out 是to detect in error or wrongdoing，发现错误之意，在这里显然不合适，遇到不了解的词组，一定要查字典.

#### 5. A boat was carried as it pulled on the line.

复合句，主句为主谓结构，后面是as 引导的原因状语从句，为什么这艘小渔船会被拖这么远呢，就是因为大鱼在拉扯着鱼线，it 自然就是指这条大鱼了.

#### 6. this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made effort to damage it.

简单句，主谓宾结构，句首是现在分词短语作原因状语，该状语里面含有一个宾语从句，该从句为主系表结构，这里属于额外的划分.

#### 7. When it was brought, it was found to be…

复合句，主句为主谓 + 主语补足语结构，句首是一个when 引导的时间状语从句，主谓结构.

#### 8. It had a head, eyes, skin, and a tail.

简单句，主谓宾结构，宾语有四个并列的名词.

这里顺便讲解一下英语中逗号的用法，一般来说，逗号可以连接并列意义的词语和短语，但是，逗号不能在没有连词的情况下，直接连接两个独立的句子. 比如，上一课（第81课）第5句，Lights were blazing and men were running here and there: they had just discovered that a prisoner had escaped. 本句的冒号如果改为逗号，则是病句. 可以改为“there, and they had…”，加了连词and 就没问题.

#### 9. The fish, which has been sent…where it is being examined…, is called an oarfish.

复合句，主句是主谓 + 主语补足语结构，中间穿插了which 引导的定语从句，为主谓结构，该定语从句中还包含了一个where 引导的定语从句修饰museum，用了被动语态.

#### 10. Such creatures have been seen alive as they live.

复合句，主句为主谓 + 主补，后面是as 引导的原因状语从句，主谓结构.

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