英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

2020-11-11 05:30

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A great white shark circled to within inches of pro surfer Matt Wilkinson’s board before darting away in a chilling encounter captured by a drone that is part of an Australian shark warning system.

一隻大白鯊環繞著專業衝浪手麥特．威金森逐步逼近，但就在離他的衝浪板僅數吋之際，突然飛快游走。這段令人毛骨悚然的遭遇過程，都被一具澳洲鯊魚警示系統的無人機拍下。

The 1.5 meter shark might have been deterred from attacking Wilkinson by the unfamiliar touch of a leg rope on its snout or the overhead noise of the drone, officials said on Thursday.

官員週四說，這隻長1.5公尺的鯊魚，也許是因為被腳繩碰觸到其口鼻的不熟悉觸感，或者上空無人機的噪音嚇跑，才沒有攻擊威金森。

The 32-year-old surfer said he never saw the shark while he was paddling his board but heard a fin or tail break the water’s surface during the recreational surf on Wednesday off the tourist town of Ballina.

這名32歲的衝浪手週三在巴利納鎮外海衝浪消遣，他說當時他在板上划水，完全沒看到鯊魚，但是聽到魚鰭或魚尾拍打水面的聲音。

Drone operator Beau Monks said he was frightened when he saw through the drone camera the shark rise from the deep, turn and quickly close in on Wilkinson. （AP）

無人機操作者孟克斯說，他透過無人機攝影機，看到鯊魚從海深處游上來、轉向隨即迅速接近威金森時，都嚇壞了。（美聯社）

英倫翻譯轉自https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1411987