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BBC每周英语小报第48期:在楼顶上发现大批鱼翅

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bbc learning english story of the week 每周一报 9 january 2013 :shark fins discovered on rooftop 在楼顶上发现大批鱼翅

transcript 英语文字稿带中文翻译:

thousands of shark fins drying on a hong kong rooftop.
数以千计的鱼翅正在香港一栋楼顶上被晾晒。

it's thought they were stored away from the gaze of tourists and conservationists who find the trade hard to stomach.
据信,在楼顶上储存鱼翅是为了躲开旅游者和环保人士的视线,因为他们觉得鱼翅交易难以令人接受。

they say the practice of removing the fin and tossing the shark back into the sea is barbaric.
他们说把鱼翅切下后再把鲨鱼扔回海里的做法太野蛮。

but shark's fin soup is considered a delicacy by many chinese diners, who also claim it has medicinal qualities.
不过鱼翅汤被许多中国人视为绝等的美味,他们还认为鱼翅具有健身的药用疗效。

英语词汇:
shark fins 鱼翅
hard to stomach 难以接受的
barbaric 野蛮的
delicacy 美味佳肴
medicinal qualities 药用效果