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as long as we don't get too close
只要我们靠的不是太近的话
the mantas are not bothered by our cameras and bubbles at all
我们的相机和泡泡就不会打扰到蝠鲼
there are only a few prime cleaning stations and they have become social stops as much as hygienic visits
主要就几个清洁站，它们已经成为社交站点，和卫生站点差不多
often there are a dozen or more manta rays at the cleaning station all taking turns being cleaned
通常有十几条或更多的蝠鲼在清洗站轮流被清洗
and interacting with each other while waiting
这些蝠鲼在等待的过程中互相交流
each man array has a unique pattern of spots on its belly
每一只蝠鲼的腹部都有一个独一无二的斑点图案
which can be used like a fingerprint to identify individual animals
这些图案像指纹一样用来识别每条蝠鲼
here at Yap divers they've been documenting and photographing these spot patterns for many years
多年来，雅浦岛的潜水员一直在记录和拍摄这些斑点图案
and they've identified more than 60 individual manta rays
他们已经鉴定出60多只蝠鲼
and given them nicknames
给他们起昵称
this morning I got to meet Thoreau
今天早上我见到了梭罗
Zorro has three little spots and a pair of stripes between her gills
梭罗的两腮之间有三个小斑点和一对条纹
underwater she's easy to identify the three spots and the stripes
这三个斑点和一对条纹在水下很容易辨认
being able to identify individuals has proved that the mantas around Yap stay here for long periods of time
能够识别出单只蝠鲼证明蝠鲼在雅浦附近待了很长一段时间
they're not just passing through they live here
它们不只是路过，而是生活在这里
and the divers see the same ones over and over and over
潜水员把这相同的东西看了一遍又一遍
yak has more to see than just mantis though
尽管除了蝠鲼还有很多可以看的东西
I cruise over to the other side of the island to explore the outer reefs
我游至岛的另一边去探索外面的暗礁
there I see magnificent coral and crystal-clear water far away from the murky water in the channel
我在海峡离浑水很远的地方看到了美丽的珊瑚以及明澈的海水
I swim with a big school of barracudas
我和一群梭鱼一起游泳
when I get too close i spook them
当我靠得太近时，吓到了它们
I watch a sea turtle munching on a sponge
我看到一只海龟在嚼海绵状物
and I swim in magnificent coral caverns tunnels that snake between the coral heads
我在一座很大的珊瑚洞里，这座珊瑚洞位于珊瑚岬之间，曲折蜿蜒
and make me feel like I'm exploring another planet
此刻我感觉我在探索另一个星球
yet at the end of my dive as I emerge from the cavern I see another manta ray flying over far from the cleaning station
但在潜水结束从珊瑚洞里出来的时候，我看到在我的上方，从清洁站游过来另一只蝠鲼
it's almost as if this single Manta has come to bid me farewell
好像这只蝠鲼来跟我告别来了
it's a magical and fitting end to an astonishing journey
这是一段奇妙而又充满惊喜的旅程
