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tadpole shrimp / 鲎虫 / (hòuchónɡ)
A: Have you heard? Someone found a strange bug in a pond in a small community.
你听说了吗？有人小区池塘里发现了一只奇特的虫子。
(nǐ tīnɡshuō le ma? yǒurén xiǎoqū chítánɡ lǐ fāxiàn le yīzhī qítède chónɡzǐ.)
B: I saw that news. It was a tadpole shrimp, a very ancient organism.
我看到了这条新闻。那是一只鲎虫,一种很古老的生物。
(wǒ kàndào le zhètiáo xīnwén.nàshì yīzhī hòuchónɡ, yīzhǒnɡ hěn ɡǔlǎo de shēnɡwù.)
A: What is a tadpole shrimp? I've never heard of it.
什么是鲎虫呢？我从来都没听说过。
(shénme shì hòuchónɡ ne? wǒ cónɡlái dōuméi tīnɡshuō ɡuò.)
B: The tadpole shrimp is commonly called a "three-eyed dinosaur shrimp." It is a marine crustacean from dinosaur times. This species has existed on Earth for more than 200 million years.
鲎虫俗称"三眼恐龙虾"。它是一种与恐龙同时代的水生甲壳动物。这个物种存在于地球上已经两亿多年了。
(hòuchónɡ súchēnɡ sānyǎn kǒnɡlónɡ xiā.tāshì yīzhǒnɡ yǔ kǒnɡlónɡ tónɡshídài de shuǐshēnɡ jiǎké dònɡwù.zhèɡè wùzhǒnɡ cúnzàiyú dìqiú shànɡ yǐjīnɡ liǎnɡyì duōnián le.)
A: I never imagined. Who knew that such an unremarkable organism would have such a long history.
真没想到,这么不起眼的生物竟然有如此漫长的历史。
(zhēnméi xiǎnɡdào, zhème bùqǐyǎn de shēnɡwù jìnɡrán yǒu rúcǐ mànchánɡ de lìshǐ.)
B: The tadpole shrimp is a tough organism that is widely distributed. It lives in North, Northeast, East and South China.
鲎虫是个分布广泛,生命力顽强的物种。它目前在我们国家华北、东北、华东、华南等地区都有分布。
(hòuchónɡ shìɡè fēnbù ɡuǎnɡfàn, shēnɡmìnɡlì wánqiánɡ de wùzhǒnɡ.tā mùqián zài wǒmén ɡuójiā huáběi,dōnɡběi,huádōng,huánán děnɡ dìqū dōuyǒu fēnbù.)
tadpole shrimp / 鲎虫 / (hòuchónɡ)
A: Have you heard? Someone found a strange bug in a pond in a small community.
你听说了吗？有人小区池塘里发现了一只奇特的虫子。
(nǐ tīnɡshuō le ma? yǒurén xiǎoqū chítánɡ lǐ fāxiàn le yīzhī qítède chónɡzǐ.)
B: I saw that news. It was a tadpole shrimp, a very ancient organism.
我看到了这条新闻。那是一只鲎虫,一种很古老的生物。
(wǒ kàndào le zhètiáo xīnwén.nàshì yīzhī hòuchónɡ, yīzhǒnɡ hěn ɡǔlǎo de shēnɡwù.)
A: What is a tadpole shrimp? I've never heard of it.
什么是鲎虫呢？我从来都没听说过。
(shénme shì hòuchónɡ ne? wǒ cónɡlái dōuméi tīnɡshuō ɡuò.)
B: The tadpole shrimp is commonly called a "three-eyed dinosaur shrimp." It is a marine crustacean from dinosaur times. This species has existed on Earth for more than 200 million years.
鲎虫俗称"三眼恐龙虾"。它是一种与恐龙同时代的水生甲壳动物。这个物种存在于地球上已经两亿多年了。
(hòuchónɡ súchēnɡ sānyǎn kǒnɡlónɡ xiā.tāshì yīzhǒnɡ yǔ kǒnɡlónɡ tónɡshídài de shuǐshēnɡ jiǎké dònɡwù.zhèɡè wùzhǒnɡ cúnzàiyú dìqiú shànɡ yǐjīnɡ liǎnɡyì duōnián le.)
A: I never imagined. Who knew that such an unremarkable organism would have such a long history.
真没想到,这么不起眼的生物竟然有如此漫长的历史。
(zhēnméi xiǎnɡdào, zhème bùqǐyǎn de shēnɡwù jìnɡrán yǒu rúcǐ mànchánɡ de lìshǐ.)
B: The tadpole shrimp is a tough organism that is widely distributed. It lives in North, Northeast, East and South China.
鲎虫是个分布广泛,生命力顽强的物种。它目前在我们国家华北、东北、华东、华南等地区都有分布。
(hòuchónɡ shìɡè fēnbù ɡuǎnɡfàn, shēnɡmìnɡlì wánqiánɡ de wùzhǒnɡ.tā mùqián zài wǒmén ɡuójiā huáběi,dōnɡběi,huádōng,huánán děnɡ dìqū dōuyǒu fēnbù.)
Illustration:Liu Rui/GT
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