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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Discovery highlights a wealth of previously unknown biodiversity 新發現昭示前所未知的豐富生物多樣性寶藏
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Scientists have published a description of a new species of butterflyfish from deep reefs of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
科學家發表新種蝴蝶魚的研究報告，來自偏遠的西北夏威夷群島「帕帕哈瑙莫夸基亞國家海洋保護區」的深海珊瑚礁。
"They are colorful, beautiful, and have been very well-studied worldwide. Finding a new species of butterflyfish is a rare event," said Richard Pyle, lead author on the publication.
「蝴蝶魚多采多姿，全球相關研究也已極為深入。發現新種蝴蝶魚是罕見之事。」報告主要作者李察．派爾表示。
Deep coral reefs at depths of 150 to 500 feet, also known as mesophotic coral ecosystems or "the coral-reef twilight zone," are among the most poorly explored of all marine ecosystems.
深海珊瑚礁位於150至500英尺的深海，又稱中光層珊瑚生態系或「微光區珊瑚礁」，是研究最貧乏的海洋生態系之一。
Deeper than most scuba divers can venture, and shallower than most submersible-based exploration, these reefs represent a new frontier for coral reef research.
比大多數水肺潛水員能夠探索的深度更深，又比大多數潛水艇所能探索的深度為淺，這些深海珊瑚礁代表珊瑚礁研究的新領域。
This species was first observed in video taken from manned submersibles more than 20 years ago, at depths as great as 600 feet.
下潛深度達600英尺的載人潛水艇，早在20多年前便已首次拍攝到這種新種蝴蝶魚。
新聞辭典
biodiversity：名詞，生物多樣性。例句：Excessive gentrification destroys the biodiversity and ecosystem of a community.（過度仕紳化摧毀社群的生物多樣性與生態系。）
rare：形容詞，稀少、罕見的。例句：Betrayals rarely come from an enemy.（背叛通常不是來自敵方。）
venture：動詞，冒險。例句：Nothing ventured, nothing gained.（不入虎穴，焉得虎子。）
