"The Ghost Fleet of Truk Lagoon"
Micronesia may be small, but there's nothing "micro" about its dive sites. More than 100 ships, sumarines and aircraft lie at the bottom of Chuuk Lagoon. For 25 years these wrecks were ignored. But in 1969 explorer Jacques Cousteau made a film about the lagoon, and it became famous. Divers have flocked here ever since. Although there are far too many wrecks to see in one trip, some of the best are:
The Nippo Maru. It is nearly whole and has a tank and several weapons on its deck.
The Shinkoku Maru. This ship was an oiler- it refueled other ships in the fleet. It was present during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
The Fujikawa Maru. Many think this is the best wreck dive in the lagoon. It was an aircraft ferry that carried planes and extra parts.
The wrecks are an exciting attraction not only for their history but also for their natural beauty. In the warm, clam waters of the lagoon, reefs have formed on and around these sunken vessels.
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artificial reefs 人工魚礁
本文說到這個島有很多二次世界大戰之後, 海底有許多船隻, 飛機殘骸,
這些雜物在海底漸漸成為多樣的海洋生態環境,
後來就有人發明用各式各樣的廢棄物, 像輪胎,木頭, 廢棄的魚船, 地鐵車廂,等...
來建造 artificial reefs 人工魚礁, 來吸引不同的海洋魚類,
因為它提供魚群躲避風浪, 又可以躲開天敵傷害的地方,
目前世界上最大的artificial reefs 人工魚礁位於美國佛羅里達州的外海,
是由一艘退役的 aircraft carrier 航空母艦所形成的
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submarine n. 潛水艇 [ 字首sub-以下, 之下/ 字根mari- 海 ]
a ship that can operate underwater
- The nuclear submarine is docked in San Diego now.
這個核子潛水艇現在停在聖地牙哥
縮寫 sub
- Joshua was a sub commander for three years.
Joshua 曾經當過3年的潛艇指揮官
tank n. 坦克車
a military vehicle that moves on two large metal belts with wheels inside them and that is covered in heavy armor
- The tank shell was painted in camouflage.
這台坦克的外殼被漆上迷彩的圖案
- The tank's machine gun was jammed.
坦克車上的機關槍被卡住了
tank n. (貯水, 油, 氣等的)櫃, 罐, 箱, 槽
a container for holding a liquid or gas
- The gas tank has a capacity to hold 5000 liters.
這個油槽可以容納5000公升的容量
refeul v. 加油, 加燃料 [字首 re-再一次/ fuel 燃料]
to add fuel to (an airplane, a truck, etc.) [+ obj]
- We stopped at a gas station to refeul a car.
我們停車在加油站加油
refeuled / refeuling 不用重覆加L直接加ed / ing
- The airplane refeuled in Amsterdam.
這架飛機在阿姆斯特丹加油
vessel n.
/ˈvɛsəl/
a ship or large boat
attraction n. 吸引人的地方, 或事物 [attract v.吸引]
something interesting or enjoyable that people want to visit, see, or do
- One of my favorite attractions at Disneyland is Space Mountain.
我最喜歡的迪士尼項目之一是太空山
attraction n. 吸引力或愛慕之情
a feeling that makes someone romantically or sexually interested in another person
- There's an obvious attraction between Alex and Vanessa.
Alex和Vanessa之間，有一種非常明顯的吸引力
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