阅读英语短文INthemovieFindingNemo(《海底总动员》),theorangeclownfish(小丑鱼)wasfoundandsaved.Nowscientistsaresayingthatthereallifefishspeciesneedssaving,too.OnSept13lastyear,theCenterforBiologicalDiversityintheUSmadeapetition(请愿)toaddtheclownfish,alongwithsevenotherfishspecies,toth...
INthemovieFindingNemo(《海底总动员》),theorangeclownfish(小丑鱼)wasfoundandsaved.Nowscientistsaresayingthatthereallifefishspeciesneedssaving,too.OnSept13lastyear,theCenterforBiologicalDiversityintheUSmadeapetition(请愿)toaddtheclownfish,alongwithsevenotherfishspecies,totheEndangeredSpeciesList.Theyhopethatthisactionwillpreventtheclownfishfrombecomingextinct.However,thereislittleevidencethatclownfishnumbersarecurrentlydropping.Sowhyarescientistsconcerned?ShayeWolfisananimalscientistattheCenterforBiologicalDiversity.Shesaysscientistsareworriedduetothefactthatcoralreefs(珊瑚礁)arebecomingunhealthy.“We’reaskingforprotectionoftheclownfishbecauseit’sintroublefromclimatechange,”WolftoldTimeForKidsmagazine.Clownfishprotectthemselvesfrombiggerfishbylivinginseaanemones(海葵)thatgrowoncoralreefs.However,thereefsarenowendangeredbyincreasedlevelsofacidintheocean,whichcomefromhumanpollution.Scientistshavewarnedthatcoralreefsarelikelytobecometheworld’sfirstecosystem(生态系统)todisappearbecauseofglobalwarming.不定式作后置定语Thepollutionalsodamagestheclownfish’ssenseofhearing,sightandsmell.Withdamagedsenses,youngclownfishhavetroublefindingcoralreefstomaketheirhomes.Sometimesthefishcanbecomesoconfusedbythesmellsthattheyaredrawntotheirenemiesbymistake.Asaresult,therateatwhichclownfisharecaughtisfivetoninetimeshigher.“Thelongerwewait,theharderit’sgoingtobetosavetheseuniquecreatures,”Wolfsays.Butthisisnottheonlythreatthatclownfisharefacedwith.Theyarealsoamongtheworld’smostcommonlytradedfishspecies,accountingformorethan40percentofallfishtraded.Andthetradewon’tstopuntilmeasuresaretaken.ThisiswhattheCenteristryingtodo–getthefishundertheprotectionofthelaw.“WeneedtoprotectNemoandalltheotherfishesthatwecareabout,”Wolfsays.“Asthereefsgo,sodothefishthatdependonthem.”倒装
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