无尽汪洋 15-英语听力

[00:00.10]Bull sperm whales also undertake epic voyages across the Pacific.
雄性抹香鲸也会在太平洋上进行史诗般的航行。 [00:05.94]To reach such a gargantuan size,
为了达到如此庞大的规模， [00:08.42]young bulls must leave their family groups in the tropics
年轻的雄鲸必须离开他们的家庭在热带地区 [00:11.69]and go in search of richer pickings.
去寻找更富有的人。 [00:14.51]And so they head for the temperate seas of the higher latitudes.
因此，它们会前往温带的温带海域。 [00:19.48]Crossing thousands of miles of ocean,
穿过数千英里的海洋， [00:22.82]many voyage to one of the greatest feeding grounds
许多次航行到一个最大的进食场所 [00:26.36]in the South Pacific - New Zealand.
在南太平洋-新西兰。 [00:30.28]Its two main islands span almost 1,000 miles,
它的两个主要岛屿跨越了近1000英里 [00:34.27]and journeying south,
和南部旅行, [00:35.57]its coastal waters become progressively cooler and weather-beaten.
它的沿海水域逐渐变得凉爽和饱经风霜 [00:48.11]At 40 degrees latitude,
在40度纬度, [00:49.48]severe westerly winds known as the Roaring Forties blast the coastline.
被称为“咆哮的四十年代”的严重的西风吹过海岸线。 [00:55.62]Yet it is the foul weather
然而，这是恶劣的天气 [00:57.14]that produces the abundance of life found in these cold waters.
这就产生了在这些寒冷的水域中发现的丰富的生命。 [01:00.84]
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