Reporter shoots video of "Nessies" in volcanic lake

时间：2007-09-10 08:30:35

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Zhuo Yongsheng, a Chinese local TV reporter said he shot a 20-minute video of six unidentified creatures in a deep volcanic1 lake on Spetember 6, 2007.

 
Sept. 9 - A Chinese TV reporter said he had witnessed and shot a 20-minute video of six unidentified creatures in a deep volcanic lake near China's border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

 

Zhuo Yongsheng, who worked for a local TV run by the administration office of Mount Changbaishan, a nature reserve in the northeastern Jilin Province, has sent electronic pictures of the "Nessies" he shot to Xinhua's Jilin provincial2 bureau.

 

One of them showed the six "Nessies" swimming in parallel in three pairs, while another featured they huddled3 together, leaving circular ripples4 on the surface of the lake.

 

Zhuo, director of the TV's news center, said he shot the video and photos last Thursday.

 

"I went atop the southern slope of the mountain with two local guides at 5:05 a.m. hoping to shoot the sunrise," he said. "I was not able to do that because it was cloudy."

 

By 5:26 a.m. the sunglow had presented a clear view of the Tianchi Lake at the foot of the mountain. "Du Baiqing, one of the guides, suddenly pointed5 to the lake, yelling in amazement6 that a stone had emerged from nowhere", Zhuo told Xinhua.

 

He focused his lens on the black moving object in the center of the lake, and soon found five others emerging from the deep water.

 

Zhuo said he had seen the six seal-like, finned7 creatures swimming and frolicking in the lake for an hour and a half, before they were out of sight at 7:00 a.m. He kept shooting on and off, fearing he might run out of tape and miss the most exciting moment.

 

"They could swim as fast as yachts and at times they would all disappear in the water. It was impressive to see them all acting8 at exactly the same pace, as if someone was giving orders," he said. "Their fins9 -- or maybe wings -- were longer than their bodies."

 

Zhuo said he didn't use to believe any lake monster legend. "But I believed my own eyes."

 

Rumors10 that the 373-meter-deep volcanic lake harbors some sort of monster have been circulating for more than a century.

 

However, scientists dismissed the reports, saying the lake was too cold for large creatures and volcanic eruptions11 happening as recently as 300 years ago would make life extremely hazardous12 for any animal making the lake its home.

 

The Tianchi monster is not the only "Nessie" said to be living in China.

 

Kanasi lake, China's deepest alpine13 lake in northwestern Xinjiang region, reputedly has mysterious creatures that devour14 livestock15 live.



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1 volcanic BLgzQ     
adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的
参考例句：
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
  • Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
2 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
3 huddled 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139     
挤在一起（huddle的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
  • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
4 ripples 10e54c54305aebf3deca20a1472f4b96     
逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在涟漪上舞动。
  • The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙滩上留下了波痕。
5 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
6 amazement 7zlzBK     
n.惊奇，惊讶
参考例句：
  • All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
7 finned 98299c034f0436fa10b3a2d51549f312     
adj.有鳍的，有鳍状物的
参考例句：
  • The cylinder head is heavily finned for strength. 汽缸头附有许多突片以增加强度。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Auth imagines that not all the lobe-finned fish were pleased. 奥斯想象那时并非所有的总鳍鱼在水里都很快活。 来自互联网
8 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
9 fins 6a19adaf8b48d5db4b49aef2b7e46ade     
[医]散热片；鱼鳍；飞边；鸭掌
参考例句：
  • The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关，与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
  • Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句
10 rumors 2170bcd55c0e3844ecb4ef13fef29b01     
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷
参考例句：
  • Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 eruptions ca60b8eba3620efa5cdd7044f6dd0b66     
n.喷发，爆发( eruption的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 火山喷发已导致200多人丧生。 来自辞典例句
12 hazardous Iddxz     
adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的
参考例句：
  • These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
  • Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。
13 alpine ozCz0j     
adj.高山的；n.高山植物
参考例句：
  • Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
  • Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。
14 devour hlezt     
v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷
参考例句：
  • Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。
  • Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。
15 livestock c0Wx1     
n.家畜，牲畜
参考例句：
  • Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
  • The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

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