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I've always wanted to know what it's like to work in a big aquarium
我一直想知道在大水族馆工作是什么感觉
so I came to the New England Aquarium in Boston to learn what it takes to be an aquarist
所以我来到波士顿的新英格兰水族馆学习如何成为一名水族管理员
how hard can it be
会有多难
hi I'm Jonathan bird and welcome to my world
大家好，我是乔纳森·伯德，欢迎来到我的世界
founded in 1969, the New England Aquarium is one of the most famous public aquaria in the United States
新英格兰水族馆成立于1969年，是美国最著名的公共水族馆之一
and an icon of Boston
也是波士顿的标志
over a million people visit the New England Aquarium every year
每年来新英格兰水族馆参观的有一百多万人
to see amazing exhibits and the world-famous giant ocean tank
观赏令人惊叹的展品以及世界闻名的大水族箱
a two hundred thousand gallon tropical coral reef exhibit
一个20万加仑的热带珊瑚礁展览
I arrived nice and early to meet Sheree Floyd the senior aquarist
我很早就到了，为的是去见高级水族管理员谢利·弗洛伊德
this is my coworker Alicia
这是我的同事艾丽西亚
she's gonna be spending a good portion of the day with you today
她今天将和你一起度过很长时间
we're gonna be feeding sharks in the giant ocean tank today
今天我们要在巨大的海洋水箱里喂鲨鱼
but before we do that you're gonna have to earn your dive in the giant ocean tank
但之前，你必须在大水族箱里潜水
we're gonna start by scrubbing the floor so come with me
我们先擦地板，跟我来
I can hardly wait
我等不及了
dozens of Aquarius work here and I'm going to find out
很多人都在这里工作，我将学习
what it takes to keep the exhibits running by becoming an aquarist in training
如何训练成为一名水族馆管理者来保证展览的正常进行
I must look smart because they start me right away on an important job
我必须看起来很聪明，因为他们马上就会让我接手一项重要工作
being in Aquarius is hard work
水族馆管理者的工作比较繁重
soon Shari recognizes my natural talents and moves me up to something with much more responsibility
很快，莎莉就发现我的天赋，并将我提升到一个更有责任感的职位上
I'm an aquarist in training baby right here
我是训练鲨鱼宝宝的水族馆家
but cleaning the drain is definitely paying my dues
但是清理下水道是我义不容辞的责任
you know, I thought I was gonna be an aquarist today
我以为今天我会成为一名水族馆管理者
I figured I'd be feeding the fish, hanging out scientists, learning all kinds of biology
我想我会喂鱼，和科学家们一起玩，学习各种生物知识
but I'm getting gooooo out of a dream
但梦醒了
at last I've graduated to something important food preparation
我终于从一些重要的食物准备工作毕业了
all the fish needs something special to eat and all of that food has to be prepared in advance
所有鲨鱼都需要食用一些专门食物，必须提前准备好
squid are one of the main items on the menu
鱿鱼是鲨鱼的主菜之一
and they have to be prepared by removing the beaks
必须把鱿鱼的喙摘掉
and then cutting them into appropriately sized pieces
然后将鱿鱼切成大小适当的块状，
all right buddy you're getting debate
好吧，伙计，该有争论了
for the tentacles open, pop it like a pimple, from the bottom
因为触须是张开的，就像一个小疙瘩，从底部鼓起
yeah and then pull it out with your fingers
是的，然后用手指把它拔出来
oh thanks, oh look some squid go, let's go
哦，谢谢，看这里的鱿鱼，我们动手吧
Oh delicious, mm-hmm, this would be a bad time to cut yourself
哦，太好吃了，嗯嗯，小心，不要割伤自己
okay so I have some little squid rings
好了，我做了一些鱿鱼圈
yep so then we'll put that
好，我们把它放好
Did you fry them, no
你炒过鱿鱼吗，没有
So this is a large squid, this is what the sharks eat
这是一条大鱿鱼，它是鲨鱼的食物
so the beak is much larger here
所以喙要大得多
food preparation takes a lot of time and it has to be done four times a day
准备食物要花很多时间，而且一天要准备四顿
so far there's nothing here that I really want to eat
到目前为止，这里没有什么我真心想吃的
you need you need a squid, no I wouldn't
你需要，你需要一只鱿鱼，不，我不需要
next I learned to burp the air out of the swim bladder of a smelt
接下来，我学会了去除胡瓜鱼鱼鳔里的空气
so it will sink, sure I'll burp one there, they are very slimy
它会下沉，当然，我来试一下，很黏
Oh a slimy smells like like like this
哦，有种黏糊糊的味
push down, I'm gonna aim him at you when I do this
往下推，做的时候我会对准它，
then I remove the row from capelin
然后将其取出
the eggs are food for smaller animals in the exhibits and the fish themselves are fed to larger animals
在展览馆中，鱼卵是小型动物的食物，而鱼则是大型动物的食物
fish eggs and there's no there's no fresh, they smell very fishy
鱼卵闻起来一点都不新鲜，有股鱼腥味
finally it's out to the Got, the giant ocean tank to start feeding some of the fish
最后，鲨鱼进入巨大的水族箱开始喂食
I'm surprised to learn that the fish are hand fed
得知是人工喂养，我很讶异
it's hard to believe that, with this big tank, we have to actually sit here and feed specific fish
有了这么大的水族箱，我们还得坐在这里喂给特定的鱼，真是难以置信
you can't just throw the food in
不能把食物扔进水里
you have to actually pick and choose which fish you're feeding
你必须选择要喂食的鲨鱼，把东西喂给它
it seems like a lot of work to me
对我来说工作量似乎很大
oh yeah good job
干的好
finally Sherrie gives me a briefing on what to expect in the Got and I start suiting up for my dive
最后，雪莉给我做了一个简单介绍，告诉我水族箱的事，然后我就开始准备潜水了
outside it's the middle of winter in Boston with temperatures below freezing
波士顿外面是隆冬季节，气温在零度以下
but I'm getting ready to do a tropical dive
但我正准备来一个热带潜水
