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進入中英對照讀新聞》Whale ballet’: Video shows 3 humpbacks jump in unison, a birthday surprise for man and daughters「鯨魚芭蕾」：影片顯示3隻座頭鯨同步跳躍，為男子和女兒們帶來生日驚喜
美國新罕布夏州男子羅伯特．艾迪上月24日在美國麻州鱈魚角沿海慶生時，拍到3隻座頭鯨同步躍出水面。（美聯社）
◎周虹汶
A New Hampshire man celebrating his birthday on the ocean with his three daughters captured video of something so rare that even marine scientists are jealous — three humpback whales leaping from the water in near perfect unison.
一名和3個女兒在海上慶祝他生日的新罕布夏州男子，拍到了連海洋科學家都嫉妒的罕見現象影片——3隻座頭鯨近乎完美一致地從水中躍出。
“It was such an uplifting thing to see. Just incredible,” Robert Addie said.
羅伯特．艾迪說，「看到這樣的事情真令人振奮。真是令人難以置信。」
“A triple breach is unheard of and a synchronized triple breach is even rarer,” he said. “It’s once in a lifetime. Just very fortunate. I feel God shined down on me to allow me to to capture that.”
他說，「三重躍出水面前所未聞，同步三重躍出水面更是極其罕見」，「一生只有一次。真是非常幸運。我覺得上帝照耀著我，讓我捕捉到這畫面。」
To add to the thrill, seconds after the three whales breached and twisted through the air, a juvenile whale did the same thing. Whale experts later told Addie that the aerial maneuvers may have been an attempt to remove parasites or aid digestion. (AP)
更令人興奮的是，這三隻鯨魚突破水面並於空中扭轉數秒後，一頭幼鯨也做了同樣的事。鯨魚專家後來告訴艾迪，這些空中動作可能是為移除寄生蟲或幫助消化。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
breach：名詞，對法律等的破壞、對他人權利的侵害、破裂、裂痕、缺口；動詞，指破壞、違反、侵害、躍出水面。例句：She opened a breach with his brother after the quarrel.（那次爭吵後，她與哥哥鬧翻了。）
thrill：名詞，指興奮、激動、緊張感；動詞，指使興奮、使激動、使緊張。例句：It gave me a real thrill to see him again after so many years.（這麼多年後再看到他，著實令我激動。）
