大堡礁潜水，一览缤纷水世界

大堡礁潜水，一览缤纷水世界

Diving in the Great Barrier Reef

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Getting Ready for the Reef

Needless to say, the trip to the Great Barrier Reef is a great experience.

Day one began early at a dive shop in Cairns. It took a few hours to get to the first1)reef, so we had a chance to2)soak in the sun and meet the people we’d be hanging out with.

3)Snorkeling was awesome. Even from the surface of the water,4)visibility was great and I had an incredible view of the reef. Between the fish, the5)clams and the endless6)coral, there was something interesting and colorful to look at in every direction. When the sun hit the reef, everything seemed even more7)vibrant and alive.

The rest of our first day was a8)combination of diving, eating and relocating to a number of reefs. After spending the evening hanging out with new friends from Switzerland, Sweden and the USA, I was ready to get rocked to sleep.

词组加油站

needless to say 不用说

hang out with 与……出去玩

in every direction 向四面八方

Know More

the Great Barrier Reef（大堡礁），世界最大最长的珊瑚礁群，位于南半球，纵贯于澳洲的东北沿海，有2900个大小珊瑚礁岛，自然景观非常特殊。风平浪静时，当游船在此通过，船下连绵不断的多彩、多形的珊瑚景色，就成了吸引世界各地游客前来猎奇观赏的最佳海底奇观。其在1981年被列入世界自然遗产名录。

Cairns（凯恩斯），澳大利亚昆士兰州海港城市，是去大堡礁的必经之地。它背倚高山，四周热带雨林密布，现代都市气息与大自然交融，生活方式极度闲适，旅游项目刺激丰富。你可以在珊瑚礁群间游泳、与鱼共舞，你也可以深入热带雨林探险，你甚至可以在深山中玩蹦极跳，在激流中漂筏，在空中玩热气球或是跳伞。

1) reef [riːf] n. 礁

2) soak [səʊk] v. 沉浸

3) snorkeling ['snɔːklɪŋ] n. 浮潜，潜水

5) clam [klæm] n. 蚌，蛤蜊

6) coral ['kɒrəl] n. 珊瑚

7) vibrant ['vaɪbrənt] adj. 充满活力的

An Unexpected Dive

As we swam around, I saw tons of colorful9)species of fish diving in and out of the coral. I also saw10)starfish11)swaying in the waves as sharks glided along the sand. Before I knew it, 45 minutes had passed, I had gone 9.6 meters deep in the Great Barrier Reef, and we were making our way back to the boat.

I couldn’t believe how relaxed I felt! The experience was totally12)surreal. Everything seemed to move in slow motion. To say that it was the craziest, most incredible experience of my life would be an13)understatement.

I was always reminded of the day when I stepped far out of my comfort zone and dove deep into the Great Barrier Reef. My diving experience was really the best decision I made on my last Australian adventure. If I had to describe the experience in one word, I’d say diving in the Great Barrier Reef was simply unbelievable.

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tons of 无数的，一大堆

glide along 沿着……滑行

slow motion（电影或电视节目的）慢动作

9) species ['spiːʃiːz] n. 物种

10) starfish ['stɑːfɪʃ] n. 海星

11) sway [sweɪ] v. 摇摆

12) surreal [sə'rɪəl] adj. 不真实的，梦幻般的

向大堡礁出发

不用说，大堡礁之旅是一次激动人心的经历。

旅程第一天，我们一早就来到了凯恩斯市的一家潜水用品商店。我们花了几个小时才到达第一个礁群，所以一路上就可以享受阳光，和将一起结伴而行的人们见见面、聊聊天。

在这里进行浮潜真是太棒了。即使是游在水面，可视度也非常好，我可以很清楚地看到水里的珊瑚礁。到处都是鱼、蚌，还有无穷无尽的珊瑚，四面八方都有新奇有趣、缤纷多彩的东西可看。当阳光投射到珊瑚礁上，所有的一切更显得活力四射、生机勃勃。

在第一天剩下的时间里，我们下海潜水、吃吃喝喝，还去了其他好几个礁群。晚上，我与来自瑞士、瑞典和美国的新朋友们在一起玩闹，接着便准备要酣然入睡了。

五彩斑斓的水下世界

我们在水下四处游动的时候，我看到各种各样五颜六色的鱼儿在珊瑚丛中钻进钻出，还看到海星随波摇摆，以及鲨鱼沿着砂石滑动着。不知不觉地，我已经在大堡礁下潜了9.6米深，45分钟已经过去，我们得回到船上了。

我没想到自己会如此身心放松。这次旅行真是让人感觉太不真实了，所有的一切似乎都是在慢慢进行着。把这次旅行描述成我今生最疯狂、最不可思议的经历都显得有点儿轻描淡写了。

我常常回想起那天的情形——当我走出自己的舒适区，深深潜入大堡礁的水里。进行潜水真是我在最近的澳大利亚之行中所做出的最正确的决定。如果要用一个词来形容在大堡礁潜水的经历，我会说那就是难以置信的。