VOA慢速英语2011.12.21
[audio]http://sound.yywz123.com/tingbbs/voa/voa20111221.mp3[/audio]Some tobacco farmers have chosen to raise prawns, or freshwater shrimp. This kind of shellfish is used in different foods and often served cold in what Americans call shrimp cocktails. The British call them prawn cocktails.
有的烟农选择养殖对虾，或淡水虾。这种贝类在多种食物中使用，通常作为美国人所说的鸡尾冷虾凉拌着吃。英国人称之为鸡尾明虾。
Tennessee farmer Jane Corbin says she got into this aquaculture business almost by accident.
田纳西州农民简.科宾称，她是偶然进入到水产养殖行业的。
JANE CORBIN: "I had never met anyone who had done this and I'd never seen a freshwater prawn. But I had read about it and I just thought it sounded interesting."
科宾：“我之前从未见过水产养殖者，也从未见过淡水虾。但我看到了这个信息，只是觉得听上去很不错。”
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注释：
prawn 明虾
freshwater 淡水，内河，湖水/淡水的，无经验的
shrimp 小虾，对虾，矮小的人
aquaculture 水产养殖，水产业
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