玫瑰总有刺，但是只要小心，还是可以避开刺。
Roses will always have thorns but with care they can be avoided.
现在，让我们来看一个自然捕食者的具体例子，它会对珊瑚礁造成很大的伤害——那就是刺冠海星。
Now let's focus on a specific example of a natural predator that can cause a lot of damage to coral reefs—the Crown of Thorns, or CoT starfish.
这种动物浑身长满了锋利的长刺。
刺藤钩破了他的西服。
一只成年刺猬能有多达7500根刺。
他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
他对于他的对手来说简直太强大了，用一连串的左刺拳打得对手摇摇晃晃。
He was simply too powerful for his opponent, rocking him with a steady supply of left jabs.
由于体型较大，大黄蜂的刺比蜜蜂的刺更厉害。
Due to their bigger size, the hornet's sting is nastier than that of a bee.
他之所以挑你的刺是因为喜欢你。
幸运的是，刺冠海星的数量渐渐地自发减少了，珊瑚礁也恢复了。
Luckily, the CoT starfish population gradually declined on its own and the reefs recovered.
当刺冠海星爆发时，它们会使快速生长的珊瑚变薄，并可能给生长缓慢的珊瑚一个重新生长的机会。
When an outbreak of CoT starfish occurs, they thin out the fast-growing coral and may give the slower ones a chance to reestablish.
有一种假说认为，这是一种自然现象；在特别适合产卵的那几年后，刺冠海星自然会经历种群数量的波动。
One hypothesis is that it's a natural phenomenon, that the starfish naturally undergo population fluctuations following particularly good spawning years.
乐观者看见花，而悲观者看到的刺。
真理和玫瑰，身旁都有刺。
长满刺的龙虾试探着爬过海底。
热刺渐渐稳住了阵脚。
译〕真理和玫瑰，身上都有刺。
眩目的阳光和白雪刺得他睁不开眼睛。
为这事，我三次求过主，叫这刺离开我。
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
真理和玫瑰，身上皆有刺。
为英格兰队建功的是来自托特纳姆热刺的前锋迪福。
It was Tottenham forward Jermain Defoe who scored the winner for England.
热刺需要从周中被同城死敌阿森纳4比1击败的痛苦中恢复。
Spurs need to bounce back from their 4-1 home defeat by north London rivals Arsenal in midweek.
下一回希刺克厉夫来，我的小姐凑巧在院子里喂鸽子。
The next time Heathcliff came, my young lady chanced to be feeding some pigeons in the court.
我曾为我的玫瑰感谢你过一千次，却没有为我的刺感谢你过一次。
I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorn.
“我发誓林惇快死了，”希刺克厉夫重复着，无情地望着我。
I swear Linton is dying, 'repeated Heathcliff, looking hard at me.
希刺克厉夫，我很荣幸终于给你看到一个比我自己更痴心恋你的人。
Heathcliff, I'm proud to show you, at last, somebody that dotes on you more than myself.
希刺克厉夫放下他那瘦瘦的手，冷静地站在那儿望着他，等他先开口。
Heathcliff dropped his slight hand, and stood looking at him coolly till he chose to speak.
希刺克厉夫放下他那瘦瘦的手，冷静地站在那儿望着他，等他先开口。
Heathcliff dropped his slight hand, and stood looking at him coolly till he chose to speak.
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