珊瑚礁

The coral was scribbled in the sea as though a giant had bent down to reproduce the shape of the island in a flowing, chalk line but tired before he had finished.

珊瑚礁在海中散布着，就好像一个巨人曾弯腰要为海岛的轮廓划一条流动的白粉线，可还没来得及划好就因累而作罢。

To oversee all the details yourself in person; to be at once pilot and captain, and owner and underwriter; to buy and sell and keep the accounts; to read every letter received, and write or read every letter sent; to superintend the discharge of imports night and day; to be upon many parts of the coast almost at the same time -- often the richest freight will be discharged upon a Jersey shore;-- to be your own telegraph, unweariedly sweeping the horizon, speaking all passing vessels bound coastwise; to keep up a steady despatch of commodities, for the supply of such a distant and exorbitant market; to keep yourself informed of the state of the markets, prospects of war and peace everywhere, and anticipate the tendencies of trade and civilization -- taking advantage of the results of all exploring expeditions, using new passages and all improvements in navigation;-- charts to be studied, the position of reefs and new lights and buoys to be ascertained, and ever, and ever, the logarithmic tables to be corrected, for by the error of some calculator the vessel often splits upon a rock that should have reached a friendly pier -- there is the untold fate of La Perouse;-- universal science to be kept pace with, studying the lives of all great discoverers and navigators, great adventurers and merchants, from Hanno and the Phoenicians down to our day; in fine, account of stock to be taken from time to time, to know how you stand.

亲自照顾一切大小事务；兼任领航员与船长，业主与保险商；买进卖出又记账；收到的信件每封都读过，发出的信件每封都亲自撰写或审阅；日夜监督进口货的卸落；几乎在海岸上的许多地方，你都同时出现了似的；——那装货最多的船总是在泽西岸上卸落的；——自己还兼电报员，不知疲倦地发通讯到远方去，和所有驰向海岸的船只联络；稳当地售出货物，供给远方的一个无餍足的市场，既要熟悉行情，你还要明了各处的战争与和平的情况，预测贸易和文明的趋向；——利用所有探险的成果，走最新的航道，利用一切航海技术上的进步；——再要研究海图，确定珊瑚礁和新的灯塔、浮标的位置，而航海图表是永远地改而又改，因为若计算上有了一点错误，船只会冲撞在一块岩石上而至于粉碎的，不然它早该到达了一个友好的码头了——，此外，还有拉·贝鲁斯的未知的命运；——还得步步跟上宇宙科学，要研究一切伟大的发现者、航海家、探险家和商人，从迦太探险家饭能和腓尼基人直到现在所有这些人的一生，最后，时刻要记录栈房中的货物，你才知道自己处于什么位置上。

We know that there are many contributing factors to the water quality of the reef.

我们知道有很多对提高珊瑚礁水质的起作用的因素。

The coral reefs that surround the island are some of the best in Asia.

兰屿岛海底的珊瑚礁是亚洲最棒的景点之一。

It was unknown if the coral base of the island, about 12 square miles, might be subsiding.

至于岛上的约12平方公里珊瑚礁岛是否会下沉，目前还不知道。

It is the longest coral reef in the world.

它是世界上最长的珊瑚礁。

I don't like coral reef, because they are not cute at all.

我不喜欢珊瑚礁，因为它们一点都不可爱。

The world of the coral reef is one of the most diverse ecosystems on our planet.

世界各地的珊瑚礁是一个最多样的生态系统对我们这个星球。

One of the nicest points, a coral reef in about ten metres of water.

这里最好的地方之一就是水下十米左右的一片珊瑚礁。

They've entered the wonderful world of a coral reef.

他们进入了珊瑚礁的奇妙世界。

Neither the killing of Mr Zarqawi nor any breakthrough on the political front will stop the insurgency and the fratricidal murders in their tracks.

在对危险的南部地区访问时，他斥责什叶派民兵领导人对中央集权的挑衅行为。

In fact,I've got him on the satellite mobile right now.

实际上 我们已接通卫星可视电话了