A Swimmer Sees a Giant Jellyfish off the Welsh Coast

A swimmer in Wales filmed a giant jellyfish in the sea. He first saw a few long arms called tentacles in the water. Then he saw more and more tentacles coming. He said the animal looked as long as a bus or a small train.

as long as= 像……一樣長more and more= 越來越多的

The sea animal was a lion's mane jellyfish. It is one of the longest animals on Earth. The body of this jellyfish can grow up to three meters long. Its tentacles can grow to more than 30 meters long.

one of the longest= 最長的……之一up to= 高達、最多可達

Experts say the tentacles are very thin and hard to see in the water. The tentacles can sting people even after they break off from the jellyfish. The sting is very painful, but it is not dangerous to humans.

hard to see= 很難看到break off= 脫落、折斷分離

學習筆記

文法整理

句型	意思
as long as	像……一樣長
more and more	越來越多的
one of the longest	最長的……之一
up to	高達、最多可達
hard to see	很難看到
break off	脫落、折斷分離

詞彙整理

單字	意思
painful	會造成身體或心理上的疼痛、痛苦
dangerous	可能造成傷害、危險或損失的；有危險性的

延伸學習

•獅子水母（Lion's mane jellyfish）是世界上最長的動物之一，其觸手長度甚至可以超過藍鯨的體長。
•新聞報導常使用「as long as a bus（像公車一樣長）」等生活化比喻，幫助讀者直觀地想像抽象的尺寸數據。