Searching for lost sharks

江西 黃舒偉

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難詞探意

1. mission /?m??n/ n. 使命

2. hippo /?h?p??/ n. 河馬

I'm known as the Lost Shark Guy, and throughout my career, I have searched for those little known or unknown sharks and their relatives. I have discovered over 50 new shark species and found numerous others not seen in decades!

For Shark Week this year, I teamed up with Forrest Galante and his team for the program Land of the Lost Sharks where we go in search of three lost sharks from the east coast of South Africa, including one that had not been seen since 1984 and another that was discovered in 1902, but then lost over 100 years! Unlike other Shark Week programs I've done, the coolest part of this program was working with Forrest since we are “fellow travelers” searching for species that may be extinct or entirely new to the outside world!

Once in the field, I was on amissionwith a singular focus to find these sharks, and I didn't like to come back empty-handed.However, what people do not always realize is the situation or circumstances that occur off the camera and behind the scenes—the challenging situations,extreme weather and sea conditions, other wildlife such as poisonous snakes,hipposand crocodiles,and of course, the unknown and often unexpected things that happen while filming these programs.

One unexpected species we found during the filming was a flatshark called guitarfish that I discovered in South Africa three years ago. I named this new shark Austin's Guitarfish after my nephew who is a shark enthusiast and as a college graduate present. So for me, it was pretty cool and unexpected to come across one of these sharks while filming.

Doing the type of research I have devoted my life to, finding these lost sharks is a passion and requires an adventurous spirit, an explorer's mindset, and a curiosity for discovery. I hope when people see the program they will feel that same sense, the energy and excitement of discovering long-lost species. It's the most rewarding experience when you discover a species no one has seen in decades.

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1. What does the underlined word “others” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. Good jobs. B. Shark species.

C. The author's relatives. D. The author's colleagues.

2. What does the author think of working with Forrest?

A. Risky. B. Incredible. C. Cool. D. Disappointed.

3. What's the third paragraph mainly about?

A. The potential challenges off the camera.

B. The difficulty in searching for sharks.

C. The quality of filming cameras.

D. The shapes of sharks.

4. What is a must if you want to search for sharks?

A. A risky experience. B. A strong body.

C. A conservative mindset. D. An adventurous spirit.

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However, what people do not always realize is the situation or circumstances that occur off the camera and behind the scenes. 然而，人們可能意識不到鏡頭之外和幕后發生的情況。

【點石成金】該句中what引導的是一個主語從句，that引導的是一個定語從句，先行詞為the situation or circumstances。