刺冠海星通常生活在聚居的环境中。
Crown of thorns starfish normally live in high population densities.
刺冠海星是一种以珊瑚虫为食的珊瑚礁捕食者。
The crown of thorns starfish is a coral reef predator that preys on coral polyps.
马刺造成肩膀的钝伤，这些伤从来都没有时间痊愈，因为马会被在另一场竞技秀中再次被骑和刺。
The spurs cause blunt trauma to the shoulders which never have time to heal properly before the horse is ridden and spurred in another rodeo.
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.
如紫色花的亚洲牡丹和草莓番石榴等外来物种，威胁着如无刺玫瑰和树蕨等脆弱的夏威夷本土物种。
Invaders such as purple-flowered Asian melastome and strawberry guava threaten delicate Hawaiian natives such as thornless roses and tree ferns.
这种动物浑身长满了锋利的长刺。
小心给荨麻扎着—荨麻有刺！
一只成年刺猬能有多达7500根刺。
他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
刺藤钩破了他的西服。
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.
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.
刺冠海星更喜欢吃长得快的物种。
The faster-growing species are the preferred food of the CoT starfish.
他之所以挑你的刺是因为喜欢你。
和刺鳐不一样，蝠鲼没有剧毒的尾刺。
Unlike stingrays, manta rays do not have venomous tail barbs.
刺冠海星更偏好分枝的珊瑚。
它在手套上还配备了像黄蜂一样的刺。
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.
例如，许多树长有刺，以此来警告动物不要靠近。
For example, many trees grow thorns to warn animals not to go near.
我的后背覆盖着又硬又尖的刺，我的腹部柔软而多毛。
My back is covered with hard, pointy quills and my belly is soft and furry.
刺冠海星生活在热带太平洋的珊瑚礁上，以珊瑚为食。
The Cot starfish is found on coral reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean and it eats coral.
真正把我心中那根刺拔去的是发生在大概一周前的事情。
What had totally pulled out the sting in our hearts happened one week ago.
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.
这种植物的果实，果皮有硬刺，果肉柔软，气味难闻，但味道可口。
The fruit of this plant has a hard, prickly rind and soft pulp with an offensive odor but a pleasant taste.
在左手的背面，她发现了用旧墨水刺的译车号，现在开始变得模糊和散开。
On the back of the left hand, she made out the post horn tattooed in old ink now beginning to blur and spread.
棘冠海星很大，直径长达25到35厘米，有7到21条手臂，上面布满了刺。
The crown of thorns starfish is large, twenty-five to thirty-five centimeters in diameter, and has seven to twenty-one arms that are covered in spines.
例如在20世纪60年代，在澳大利亚东海岸的大堡礁，刺冠海星的数量暴增。
For example, during the 1960s, there was an outbreak of CoT starfish in the Great Barrier Reef, off the east coast of Australia.
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