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the tiger shark one of the world's most feared and dangerous sharks
虎鲨是世界上最可怕、最危险的鲨鱼之一
it patrols the shallows of tropical oceans looking for a meal
它在热带海洋的浅滩上巡逻觅食
but what would it be like to dive with a tiger shark
但是和虎鲨一起潜水会是什么感觉呢
how would it react to a diver
面对潜水员虎鲨会做出什么反应
I'm going to investigate tiger sharks
我准备对虎鲨做个调查
I'm gonna do it without a cage
我就不用笼子了
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
my adventure begins when I board the dolphin dream in West Palm Beach Florida
当我登上佛罗里达西棕榈滩的恋海时，我的冒险之旅开始了
this boat will be my home away from home for a week
这条船将是我离家一个星期生活起居的地方
we begin our journey by crossing the Gulf Stream on a course to the Bahamas
我们沿着墨西哥湾流前往巴哈马群岛
it's an eight hour journey across some very rough water
我们要在波涛汹涌的水面上航行8个小时
it's fifty five miles of the open Atlantic Ocean between Florida and the Bahamas
佛罗里达和巴哈马之间广阔的大西洋相距55英里
and it can get pretty rough out here
穿过大西洋我们基本上就到了
captain Andy drives the boat through the swells all day to reach West End Grand Bahama
安迪船长驾船在汹涌的波涛中航行一整天，最终到达了大巴哈马岛
where we go through customs and then continue to a secret spot called Tiger wreck
通关之后我们继续前往一个叫老虎沉船的秘密地点
we anchor the boat securely we will sit here for the whole week looking for sharks
我们把船牢牢地固定住，我们要在这里坐上整整一个星期，寻找鲨鱼
next we begin chumming, the boats freezers are full of bait because we need a lot of fish to bring tiger sharks to the boat
接下来开始撒饵，冰柜里装满了诱饵，因为我们需要很多鱼饵引诱虎鲨来到船周
within only an hour, sharks start coming to the boat
不到一个小时，鲨鱼就开始游向船周
six seven eight, this is incredible we've only been chumming for about an hour and there's already more than 20 lemon sharks around the back of the boat
六七八，太不可思议了，我们只撒了一个小时的饵，就有20多条柠檬鲨来到船尾
and I can't go in
我没法下水
now it's time to suit up and get into the water
现在是时候穿戴好装备下水了
I'm wearing a black wetsuit, black gloves and even a black hood
我穿着黑色潜水衣，戴着黑色手套，甚至黑色帽子
because underwater skin looks like fish
因为我的皮肤在水下看起来很像鱼
and the last thing that I want is for the Sharks to think my hands are pieces of fish they can eat
我最不想看到的就是鲨鱼把我的手当成吃食
so I have to go to this length to make sure that I have no skin showing
所以我的衣服必须达到这个长度，确保没有皮肤暴露在外面
I guess this is the part where I have to go in the water
我猜我得从这儿下水
well this is what I came here for Geronimo
这就是我来这找杰罗尼莫的原因
I grab my camera and head down to the sandy bottom only 20 feet below
我拿起相机，一头扎进了只有20英尺深的沙质海底
lemon sharks are everywhere
柠檬鲨随处可见
you can tell that these are lemon sharks by their two dorsal fins which are nearly the same size
你可以通过两个几乎相同大小的背鳍辨别柠檬鲨
you might be wondering why they call them lemon sharks
你可能想知道它们为什么叫柠檬鲨
I mean they don't really look like lemons
它们看起来不像柠檬
they call them lemon sharks actually because they have yellowy skin and it really has nothing to do with lemons
它们之所以叫柠檬鲨，是因为它们的皮肤是黄色的，和柠檬一点关系都没有
there are also many fish around the boat that are attracted to the Chum
船周聚集了很多被狗鲑吸引过来的鱼
with so many sharks and fish around the sharks even get a few live ones
鲨鱼太多了，周围甚至还有一些游动的小鱼
although there are no tiger sharks I have a fantastic dive full of excitement
虽然没有虎鲨，但潜水依然是那么的兴奋
I head back to the surface for a rest
我返回水面休息
whoa that's a lot of sharks
哇，好多鲨鱼
Wow I think that's the most sharks I've ever been in with at the same time
这是我在同一时间接触鲨鱼最多的一次
the latter is probably not a great place to hang out
这里可能不是一个好的闲游之地
whoa that was incredible
哇，太不可思议了
I can only imagine what its gonna be like when the tiger shark shows up whoa
我能想象虎鲨出现时候的样子
we will continue chumming and hope the Tigers pick up the scent
我们继续投食，希望虎鲨能嗅出气味
meanwhile the lemon sharks just keep coming and the water around the boat is starting to look downright frightening
与此同时，柠檬鲨不断涌来，船周开始变得可怕起来
later after sunset I start suiting up again
日落之后，我又开始穿上潜水服
tiger sharks are nocturnal which means they're more active at night
虎鲨是夜行动物，这意味着它们在晚上更活跃
so it makes sense that if I want to find tiger sharks
所以如果我想找到虎鲨
I should go diving at night there's really only one small problem with that
晚上去潜水是有道理的，只有一个小问题
it's dark, oh well, here goes
天很黑，好吧，开始行动了
I descend towards the bottom and switch on my video lights
我潜到底部，打开视频灯
on the ocean floor gorgonians see fans sway in the current then out of the darkness comes a shark
在海底，柳珊瑚随着水流摇摆，然后从黑暗中冒出来一条鲨鱼
it's not a tiger it's another lemon shark but it still provides a thrill as it swims by and takes a look at my camera
不是老虎鲨，而是另一只柠檬鲨，但当它游过来看我的相机时，我仍然兴奋不已
the lemons seem just as active at night as they are during the day
柠檬鲨在晚上和白天似乎一样活跃
I wonder if they ever rest
我想知道这些鲨鱼是否会休息
