The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favouriteeating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes asmuch as twelve feet in length. Three factors have caused these fish to grow solarge: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply offood thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boatsaround the oil rigs. As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in thelovely warm water. Who eats who?

　　句子讲解：

　　5、The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.

　　这些巨大的鱼并不是鲨鱼或逆戟鲸，而是深受人们喜爱的食用鱼品种，如鳕鱼和鳐鱼， 只不过它们长得出奇地大，有时长达12英尺。

　　6、Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentifiil supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs;the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.

　　有三个原因导致这些鱼长得这么大：在钻井台下输油管道附近的海水都是温暖的;钻井台上的工作人员抛到海里充足的食物;钻井台的四周没有捕鱼的船只。

　　7、As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water.

　　最终造成的结果就是这些鱼在这般溫暖的水里不停地吃呀吃，长呀长。

　　8、Who eats who?

　　到底是谁吃谁呢?

　　重点单词学习：

　　sharks

　　n. 鲨鱼(shark的复数形式)

　　v. 行骗;作弊(shark的第三人称单数)

　　例句:

　　1. Let them tell that to the sharks, if they dare.

　　让他们去跟鲨鱼说同样的话吧，如果他们敢。

　　whales

　　n. 鲸鱼(whale的复数)

　　v. 捕鲸(whale的第三人称单数形式)

　　例句:

　　1. Whales are very smart animals.

　　鲸鱼是很机警的动物。

　　skate [skeit] 加入生词本

　　vi. 滑冰;滑过

　　n. 溜冰;冰鞋

　　例句:

　　1. He skated over the mistakes he made.

　　他对他所犯的错误一带而过。

　　pipes

　　n. 管线，管道;管子(pipe复数形式)

　　v. 吹奏管乐;尖声叫嚷(pipe的第三人称单数形式)

　　例句:

　　1. He piped so that we could dance.

　　他吹笛子好让我们跳舞。

　　overboard ['əuvəbɔ:d]

　　adv. 自船上落下;向船外

　　adj. [美口]极其热心的;全身心投入的

　　例句:

　　1. In the Navy they throw the anchor overboard.

　　在海军中，人们总是将锚抛出船去。