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coral conservation /珊瑚保护 (shānhú bǎohù)

A: Have you seen the online trend for coral conservation recently?

你看最近网上的关于珊瑚保护的热搜了吗？

(nǐkàn zuìjìn wǎnɡshànɡ de ɡuānyú shānhú bǎohù de rèsōu le ma?)

B: Nope, tell me about it.

没有呢,你说说吧。

(méiyǒu ne, nǐ shuōshuō bā.)

A: After a young guy quit his job, he went to focus exclusively on ocean conservation and planting coral. 

有一个年轻小伙辞职,然后专门去海底保护和种珊瑚。

(yǒu yīɡè niánqīnɡ xiǎohuǒ cízhí, ránhòu zhuānmén qù hǎidǐ bǎohù hé zhǒnɡ shānhú.)

B: Really? This is the first time I've heard about artificially planting coral. Do you know much about coral?

是吗,第一次听说珊瑚是需要人工种植的。你了解珊瑚吗？

(shìma, dìyīcì tīnɡshuō shānhú shì xūyào rénɡōnɡ zhǒnɡzhí de.nǐ liaojiě shānhú ma?)

A: Coral is one of the most ancient marine creatures. It is created through the gathering of the delicate and beautifully colored coral polyp. 

珊瑚是地球上最古老的海洋生物之一,它体态玲珑,由色泽美丽的珊瑚虫聚集而成。

(shānhú shì dìqiúshànɡ zuì ɡǔlǎo de hǎiyánɡ shēnɡwù zhīyī, tā tǐtàilínɡlónɡ, yóu sèzéměilì de shānhúchónɡ jùjí érchénɡ.)

B: Does it have value to human beings?

那你说它能为人类提供价值吗？

(nà nǐshuō tānénɡ wéi rénlèi tíɡònɡ jiàzhí ma?)

A: Coral provides a service worth about $2.7 trillion by supporting 10 percent of global fishing. It is valuable and beautiful. 

珊瑚礁为人类提供价值27000亿美元的服务,支持着全球十分之一的海洋捕鱼量。它既美丽又有价值。 

(shānhújiāo wéi rénlèi tíɡònɡ jiàzhí 27000yì měiyuán de fúwù, zhīchí zhe quánqiú shífēnzhīyī de hǎiyánɡ bǔyú liànɡ.tā jì měilì yòu yǒu jiàzhí.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT