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ancient creature / 古老生物 / （ɡǔlǎo shēnɡwù）

A: Did you see the trending topic about an ancient creature online today?

你看今天网络上关于一种古老生物的热搜了吗？

(nǐ kàn jīntiān wǎnɡluò shànɡ ɡuānyú yīzhǒnɡ ɡǔlǎo shēnɡwù de rèsōu le ma?)  

B: I haven't seen it. How about you tell me about it?

我还没来得及看,你跟我说说吧。

(wǒ háiméi láidéjí kàn, nǐɡēn wǒ shuōshuō bā.)   

A: A 15-year-old boy found an ancient creature, a four-eyed crustacean, and handed it over to the police. 

一个十五岁的小男孩发现了一只四眼甲壳类的古老生物,然后把它交给了警察。

(yīɡè shíwǔsuì de xiǎonánhái fāxiàn le yīzhī sìyǎn jiǎké lèi de ɡǔlǎo shēnɡwù, ránhòu bǎtā jiāoɡěile jǐnɡchá.)  

B: This sounds unreal. What creature has four eyes? 

这听起来很不真实,什么生物长四只眼睛呢？

(zhè tīnɡqǐlái hěnbù zhēnshí,shenme shēnɡwù zhánɡ sìzhī yǎnjīnɡ ne?)  

A: According to police investigation, this creature is called a horseshoe crab. It is an ancient creature with more than 400 million years of history.

经警方调查,这种生物叫做鲎。它是一种有超过4亿年历史的古老生物。

(jīnɡ jǐnɡfānɡ diàochá, zhèzhǒnɡ shēnɡwù jiàozuò hòu.tāshì yīzhǒnɡ yǒu chāoɡuò siyìnián lìshǐ de ɡǔlǎo shēnɡwù.)

B: I heard that this creature's blood is blue. 

我听说这种生物的血是蓝色的。

(wǒ tīnɡshuō zhèzhǒnɡ shēnɡwù de xuè shì lánsè de.)

A: You're right. It is also a second-class nationally protected animal. 

你说的没错,它还是国家二级保护动物呢。

(nǐ shuōde méicuò, tā háishì ɡuójiā èrjí bǎohù dònɡwù ne.)

Illustrations:Chen Xia/GT