海底兩萬(wàn)里 第196期 第14章 黑潮暖流(10)

Secundo, the selacians, with gills resembling those of the cyclostomes but whose lower jaw is free-moving.

第二目，峻魚(yú)，它的鰓類(lèi)似圓口魚(yú)的鰓，但下鰓活動(dòng)。

This order, which is the most important in the class, consists of two families. Examples: the ray and the shark.

這一目是軟骨魚(yú)類(lèi)中最重要的，共有兩科。類(lèi)型：鯊魚(yú)、鰓魚(yú)。

What! Ned Land exclaimed. Rays and man-eaters in the same order? Well, Conseil my friend, on behalf of the rays, I wouldn't advise you to put them in the same fish tank!

什么!尼德·蘭喊道，鯊魚(yú)和鰓魚(yú)是在同一目中，康塞爾老朋友，好哇，為鰓魚(yú)的利益起見(jiàn)，我勸您不要把它們放在一個(gè)魚(yú)缸里吧!

Tertio, Conseil replied, The sturionians, whose gill opening is the usual single slitadorned with a gill cover, an order consisting of four genera. Example: the sturgeon.

康塞爾回答：第三目：鰭魚(yú)，鰓跟平常的千樣，只由一個(gè)有蓋的孔開(kāi)會(huì);這一目有四科。類(lèi)型：磺魚(yú)。

Ah, Conseil my friend, you saved the best for last, in my opinion anyhow! And that's all of 'em?

啊!康塞爾好朋友，您把最好吃的放在最后了—至少我的意見(jiàn)是這樣?，F(xiàn)在您的話(huà)完了嗎?

Yes, my gallant Ned, Conseil replied. And note well, even when one has grasped all this, one still knows next to nothing,

是的，完了，尼德·蘭好朋友，不過(guò)您得注意，就是知道了這些，仍是一無(wú)所知，

because these families are subdivided into genera, subgenera, species, varieties.

因?yàn)榭朴址譃閷伲瑢儆址譃閬唽?，為種，為變種…

All right, Conseil my friend, the harpooner said, leaning toward the glass panel, here come a couple of your varieties now!

好哇，康塞爾好朋友，魚(yú)叉手俯身到玻璃上說(shuō)，這不是各種各樣的魚(yú)都走過(guò)來(lái)了嘛!

Yes! Fish! Conseil exclaimed. One would think he was in front of an aquarium!

真是!魚(yú)呀，康塞爾喊著，好像我們是在魚(yú)缸面前呢!

No, I replied, because an aquarium is nothing more than a cage, and these fish are as free as birds in the air!

不，我回答，因?yàn)轸~(yú)缸是一個(gè)籠子，但這些魚(yú)是像空中的鳥(niǎo)一般自由自在。

Well, Conseil my friend, identify them! Start naming them! Ned Land exclaimed.

好哇，康塞爾好朋友，您現(xiàn)在說(shuō)說(shuō)這些魚(yú)的名目吧，說(shuō)說(shuō)這些魚(yú)的名目吧!尼德·蘭說(shuō)。

Me? Conseil replied. I'm unable to! That's my employer's bailiwick!

康塞爾回答：那我可說(shuō)不上來(lái)。這是我主人的事!

And in truth, although the fine lad was a classifying maniac, he was no naturalist, and I doubt that he could tell a bonito from a tuna.

誠(chéng)然，康塞爾這個(gè)人，狂熱的分類(lèi)家，不是一個(gè)生物學(xué)家，我想他不一定能分別鯉魚(yú)和鰭魚(yú)的不同。

In short, he was the exact opposite of the Canadian, who knew nothing about classification but could instantly put a name to any fish.

總之他跟加拿大人正相反，加拿大人可以毫不遲疑他說(shuō)出這些魚(yú)的名字來(lái)。