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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Scientists to explore Indian Ocean’s depths 科學家將探索印度洋深處
◎陳成良
The first time scientists explored deep in the Indian Ocean, they found a new species of glowing squid. Now researchers who are departing from South Africa on Monday with even better equipment are hoping for similar success.
科學家首度探測印度洋深處時，他們發現了一種身體會發光的新品種烏賊。如今，週一將從南非啟程、裝備更好的研究人員，希望取得類似的成功。
In 2009, the scientists collected some 7,000 samples including the newly discovered squid, which has light-producing organs that it uses to attract its prey. Researchers aboard the RRS James Cook are taking along special cameras for photographing the ocean floor -- something they didn’t have last time.
2009年，這些科學家蒐集到約7000個樣本，其中包括該種新發現的烏賊，牠擁有能製造光線的器官用來吸引獵物。「庫克船長號」（RRS James Cook）上的研究人員，將帶著拍攝海床的特殊攝影機一起去，這是他們上次沒有的東西。
"We don’t know much about the deep sea community," Aurelie Spadone, a sea specialist with the International Union for Conservation of Nature, said in a telephone interview Monday before setting out. "It would be very surprising if we don’t find something like a new species."
「我們對深海（生物）群落所知不多」，國際自然保護聯盟（IUCN）的海洋專家歐海莉‧史巴登啟程前接受電話訪問時說。「如果我們沒找到一些新物種，將令人很訝異。」
The trip is focused on learning more about how deep sea fishing is affecting marine life along seamounts --peaks rising from the floor of the southern Indian Ocean.
這趟行程著重在更進一步了解深海捕魚正如何影響沿著海洋山—從南印度洋海床升起之山峰—的海洋生命。
Carl Gustaf Lundin, director of IUCN’s Global Marine and Polar Programme, said many of the species that live around seamounts grow and reproduce slowly, so overfishing can severely affect their populations.（AP）
IUCN全球海洋與極地計畫主任卡爾‧古斯塔夫‧倫丁說，許多棲息在海洋山周遭的物種生長與繁殖速度緩慢，因此過度捕撈足以嚴重影響牠們的總數。
新聞辭典
take along：片語，隨身帶著。例句：Shall I take you along？（要不要帶你一起去？）
set out：片語，啟程出發；開始從事某事。例句：The boss set out to understand why the plan had failed.（老闆著手了解該計畫為何失敗。）
seamount：名詞，海底山；海丘。是指比周圍海床高聳至少1000公尺，但仍未突出海平面的山，所以不能算是島。
