{
  "title": "Monster or fish?",
  "title_zh": "是妖还是鱼？",
  "body": {
    "type": "narrative",
    "paragraphs": [
      {
        "en": "Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.",
        "zh": "渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.",
        "zh": "虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付诸一笑，但现在看来，人们有时看到的这些“妖怪”很多不过是些奇怪的鱼。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.",
        "zh": "一些异常的生物偶尔会被冲到岸上来，但它们在海上却极少能被捕到。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.",
        "zh": "然而不久前，在马达加斯加附近的海里却捕到了一条奇怪的鱼。"
      },
      {
        "en": "A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line.",
        "zh": "一条小渔船被一条咬住钩的强壮的大鱼拖到了几英里以外的海面上。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way.",
        "zh": "那位渔民意识到这根本不是一条普通的鱼，于是千方百计不让它受到丝毫伤害。"
      },
      {
        "en": "When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long.",
        "zh": "当终于把它弄上岸后，人们发现它身长超过了13英尺。"
      },
      {
        "en": "It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail.",
        "zh": "它长着一个像马一样的头，有着大的蓝眼睛和闪闪发光的银色皮肤，还有一条鲜红色的尾巴。"
      },
      {
        "en": "The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish.",
        "zh": "此鱼叫桨鱼，被送进了博物馆，现正接受一位科学家的检查。"
      },
      {
        "en": "Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.",
        "zh": "人们很少能看到活着的这类动物，因为它们生活在 600 英尺深的水下。"
      }
    ]
  },
  "subtitles": [
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "en": "[ti:Monster or Fish?]",
      "zh": "是妖还是鱼？"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:11.44",
      "en": "What was the monster called?",
      "zh": "那个怪物叫什么名字？"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:15.27",
      "en": "Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.",
      "zh": "渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:21.92",
      "en": "Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen,",
      "zh": "虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付诸一笑，"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:27.10",
      "en": "it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.",
      "zh": "但现在看来，人们有时看到的这些“妖怪”很多不过是些奇怪的鱼。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:36.82",
      "en": "Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.",
      "zh": "一些异常的生物偶尔会被冲到岸上来，但它们在海上却极少能被捕到。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:45.77",
      "en": "Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.",
      "zh": "然而不久前，在马达加斯加附近的海里却捕到了一条奇怪的鱼。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "00:53.36",
      "en": "A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line.",
      "zh": "一条小渔船被一条咬住钩的强壮的大鱼拖到了几英里以外的海面上。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:02.23",
      "en": "Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way.",
      "zh": "那位渔民意识到这根本不是一条普通的鱼，于是千方百计不让它受到丝毫伤害。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:13.66",
      "en": "When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long.",
      "zh": "当终于把它弄上岸后，人们发现它身长超过了13英尺。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:21.91",
      "en": "It had a head like a horse big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail.",
      "zh": "它长着一个像马一样的头，有着大的蓝眼睛和闪闪发光的银色皮肤，还有一条鲜红色的尾巴。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:31.54",
      "en": "The fish, which has since been set to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish.",
      "zh": "此鱼叫桨鱼，被送进了博物馆，现正接受一位科学家的检查。"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "01:41.93",
      "en": "Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.",
      "zh": "人们很少能看到活着的这类动物，因为它们生活在 600 英尺深的水下。"
    }
  ],
  "book": 2,
  "lesson": 82
}