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听力文本
China is expanding the size of its fishing boat fleet to try to provide enough food for its citizens and to export. But as the boats travel the world, they are often criticized for overfishing and for having conflicts with ships from other countries, especially in disputed parts of the South China Sea.
China is the world's largest producer and exporter of fish. About half of the seafood it produces is exported to developed countries. It is also the biggest consumer of seafood.
Duncan Ledbetter is the director of Fish Matter, a fisheries and natural resources consulting company. He says China's poor environmental and fishing practices have forced it to search for fish around the world.
"Well, you've got two things happening. One is plain and simple: overfishing. And then the second, which is sort of widespread, north to south, and from close in shore out to, you know, the edge of the continental shelf. But then you've also, particularly inshore, got some pretty significant pollution problems and habitat loss problems."
China now has 2,000 fishing boats, more than any other country. In 2013, an European Parliament study estimated that between 2000 and 2011 Chinese fishermen caught 4.6 million tons of fish every year. It said most of the fish came from African waters. The rest came from Asia and smaller amounts from Central and South America and Antarctica.
Peter Jennings is the executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. He is also a former senior official in the Australian Department of Defense. He says China's decision to expand where it searches for fish gives it a chance to increase its influence in areas that are important to its future.
Last month, a Chinese company said it would expand its fishing operations to Antarctica. The announcement followed the opening of a fourth Chinese research station on Antarctica. China also has two large icebreaker ships, as well as planes and helicopters on Antarctica.
Tensions between China and other countries have risen because of China's increased fishing activities. Last month, Indonesia destroyed a Chinese boat that it claimed was fishing illegally in Indonesian waters. And South Korea says the number of Chinese fishing boats operating in its waters is growing every year. More than 1,000 Chinese fishing ships illegally fished in South Korean waters in 2014.
I'm Jonathan Evans.
词汇解释
1.overfishing n. 渔捞过度 vt. 过度捕捞（overfish的现在分词）
Many sea creatures at the edge of extinction because of overfishing.
由于过度捕鱼，许多海洋生物濒于灭绝。
2.inshore adj. 近海岸的；向陆的 adv. 近海岸；向陆
A barge was close inshore about a hundred yards away.
一艘驳船靠近海岸仅约100码远。
3.Antarctica n. 南极洲
Both Chile and Argentina feel very strongly about their territorial claims to Antarctica.
智利和阿根廷对于南极的领土主张都持强硬态度。
4.icebreaker n. 碎冰船；破冰设备；为首次见面说话创造气氛之语(或动作)
This exercise can be quite a useful icebreaker for new groups.
该练习可为新小组彼此对话打破僵局。
内容解析
1.And then the second, which is sort of widespread, north to south, and from close in shore out to, you know, the edge of the continental shelf.
sort of 有几分地；到某种程度；稍稍
He's American-bred, with a sort of Irish background somewhere along the line.
他出生在美国，家族的血统里有一部分爱尔兰血统。
I couldn't care for him to join the club, because he is sort of mischievous.
我不愿让他参加俱乐部，因为他有点捣蛋的味道。
2.Tensions between China and other countries have risen because of China's increased fishing activities.
because of 因为；由于
His business went under because of competition from the large corporations.
由于大公司的竞争，他的生意陷入了困境。
Because of the snow, the pilot had to land the plane at an airport in another city.
由于大雪，飞行员只得把飞机降落到另一座城市的一个飞机场。
参考译文
为了给国民提供更多食物并供出口，中国正在壮大其渔船船队规模。但随着这些船只出行世界各地，它们经常因过度捕捞和与其他国家发生冲突而遭受指责，尤其是在南中国海的争议地区。
中国是全世界最大的鱼类生产国和出口国，该国产出的海鲜中大约有一半出口到发达国家，同时中国也是海鲜的最大消费国。
邓肯·莱德贝特是渔业和自然资源咨询公司Fish Matter的负责人，他说中国糟糕的环境和捕鱼手段迫使他们到全世界各地区捕鱼。
“目前发生了两件事，其中一件简单明了，那就是过度捕捞，第二件事很普遍存在，从北到南，从近海到大陆架边缘，尤其是沿海，都出现了非常严重的污染问题和栖息地丧失问题。”
中国目前有2000艘渔船，比其他任何国家都要多。2013年，欧洲议会的一项研究估计，在2000到2011年间，中国的渔民每年捕鱼460万吨。研究称大多数鱼来自非洲海域，其他来自亚洲，还有一小部分来自中美洲、南美洲和南极洲。
彼得·詹宁斯是澳大利亚战略政策研究所执行主任，他还曾是澳大利亚国防部高级官员。他说中国决定扩展捕鱼区域，使得该国有机会在一些未来对其重要的地区加强影响力。
上月，一家中国公司称将把捕鱼业务扩展到南极洲，就在该声明发布之前，中国南极洲启动第四家科考站。中国在南极洲还有两艘大型破冰船、飞机和直升机。
中国越发活跃的捕鱼活动也使得中国与其他国家的关系紧张，上月，印尼摧毁了一艘中国船只，印尼称这艘船在印度海域非法捕捞。韩国称在其海域捕鱼的中国船只数量每年都在增加，2014年有1000多艘中国渔船在韩国海域非法捕鱼。
我是乔纳森·伊万斯。
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