William and the Octopus

William and the Octopus

威廉和章鱼

William was at the aquarium watching a scuba diver swim among the fish. The diver scattered food into the water as the fish gathered around her. “ Cool! ” William thought, heading to the next exhibit. A sign on an empty eel tank read: “ I’ll be back after my checkup with the veterinarian! ”

威廉在水族馆看一个戴水肺的潜水员在鱼群中游泳。 当鱼聚集在她周围时，潜水员将食物撒入水中。 “酷!”威廉一边想，一边走向下一个展览。 空鳝鱼箱上的一块牌子上写着:“兽医检查完我就回来!”

Finally he came to his favorite exhibit. A long tentacle explored the glass. A round, black eye looked at him. Did the octopus recognize him? William knew octopuses were smart. He had read they could open jars and use tools. “ You must like octopuses. I see you here often, ” said a woman. “ I’m Dr. Blackwell.

最后他来到了他最喜欢的展览。一条长长的触手探过玻璃。一只又圆又黑的眼睛看着他。 章鱼认出他了吗?威廉知道章鱼很聪明。他从书上读到他们会开罐子和使用工具。 “你一定喜欢章鱼。我经常在这里看到你，”一个女人说。“我是布莱克威尔医生。

I’m the marine biologist who takes care of this guy. ” “ I love octopuses! ” said William. “ I’m saving for a pet octopus. ” “ Sea animals need special care—especially an octopus” said Dr. Blackwell. “ Do you want to see how I take care of our octopus?” “ Yes! ” “ Let’s go. ”

我是负责照顾这家伙的海洋生物学家。” “我喜欢章鱼!威廉说。“我在攒钱买一只宠物章鱼。” 布莱克威尔博士说:“海洋动物需要特别照顾，尤其是章鱼。”“你想看看我是怎么照顾我们的章鱼的吗?” “是的!” “走吧。”

Dr. Blackwell led William to a room with big water tanks and pumps. “ These pumps are connected to all of the tanks. They can move thousands of liters of water per minute. The equipment in this room keeps the tanks clean with filters. We also treat the water to kill algae and bacteria. In the next room is the heating and cooling system. Tropical fish need warm water. ”

布莱克威尔博士把威廉带到一个有大水箱和水泵的房间。 “这些泵连接到所有的储罐。它们每分钟可以移动数千升水。 这个房间里的设备用过滤器保持水箱的清洁。我们还对水进行处理以杀死藻类和细菌。 下一个房间是供暖和制冷系统。热带鱼需要温水。”

“ I have a heater for my aquarium at home, ” said William. “ Our giant Pacific octopus needs cooled water. ” William frowned. He had never heard of an aquarium cooler. Next they went into a huge kitchen where chefs were chopping fish and seaweed.

威廉说:“我家里的鱼缸有加热器。” “我们的太平洋巨型章鱼需要冷水。” 威廉皱起了眉头。他从未听说过水族馆冷却器。 接着他们走进一个巨大的厨房，厨师们正在切鱼和海带。