More shark attacks happened in the United States last year than in any other country, according to the University of Florida's International shark attack File annual report, released today.

今日发布的《佛罗里达大学全球鲨鱼攻击事件年报》显示，相比世界其他国家，美国去年发生了更多的鲨鱼攻击事件。

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As a result, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature estimates that as many as a third of all shark species are threatened or near threatened with extinction, including the great white.

根据国际自然保护联盟的估计，由此带来的结果是高达三分之一的全部种类的鲨鱼都面临或接近面临着绝种的危险，这其中就包含电影中的大白鲨。

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George Burgess is coordinator of museum operations for the Florida museum of Natural History and is director of the Florida Program for Shark Research and the International Shark Attack File.

乔治•布格斯，协助管理佛罗里达自然历史博物馆的日常运作，也是佛罗里达州鲨鱼研究项目和国际鲨鱼袭击记录档案的负责人。

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Yet the International Shark Attack File reports that the number of shark attacks has, in fact,decreased in recent years.

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George Burgess leads the International Shark Attack File at the Florida Museum of Natural History of the University of Florida.

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The International Shark Attack File says the number of shark attacks rose twenty five percent last year.

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Around the world, sharks attacked humans 80 times last year, and seven people were killed, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File.

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