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1、Unit3UndertheseaUsingLanguageReadinganddiscussingANEWDIMENSIONOFLIFE19thJanuaryI’msittinginthewarmnightairwithacolddrinkinmyhandandreflectingontheday—adayofpuremagic!IwentsnorkellingonthereefthismorninganditwasthemostfantasticthingIhaveeverdone.Seeingsuchextraordinarybeauty,Ithinkeverycellinmybodyw
2、okeup.Itwaslikediscoveringawholenewdimensionoflife.ThefirstthingIbecameawareofwasallthevividcolourssurroundingme—purples,reds,oranges,yellows,bluesandgreens.Thecoralswerefantastic—theywereshapedlikefans,plates,brains,lace,mushrooms,lettuces,thebranchesoftreesandthehornsofdeer.Andallkindsofelegantfi
3、shwereswimminginandaroundthecorals.Thefishdidn’tseemtomindmeswimmingamongthem.Iespeciallylovedthelittleorangeandwhiteanemonefishthathidinthepoisonoustentaclesoftheseaanemones.AndIalsolovedthesmallfishthatcleanthebodiesoflargerfish—Ievensawthemgetinsidetheirmouthsandcleantheirteeth!Itseemedtherewasa
4、surprisewaitingformearoundeverycornerasIexploredsmallcaves,shelvesandnarrowpassages—theyellowandgreenparrotfishhangingupsidedown,gatheringtinyplantsoffthecoralwithitshardbird-likemouth；ayellow-spottedredsea-slugslidingbyabluesea-star；anorangeandblue-stripedangelfishlookingstraightatme；alargewise-lo
5、okingturtlepassingsoclosetomethatIcouldhavetouchedit.TherewereothercreaturesthatIdidn’twanttogettoocloseto—aneelwithitsstrongsharpteeth,withonlyitsheadshowingfromahole,watchingforatastyfish(ormytastytoe!);andthegiantclamhalfburiedinsomecoralwaitingforsomethingtoswiminbetweenitsthickgreenlips.Thenth
6、ereweretwogreyreefsharks,eachaboutoneandahalfmetreslong,whichsuddenlyappearedfrombehindsamecoral.Itoldmyself.Theyweren’tdangerousbutthatdidn’tstopmefromfeelingscaredtodeathforamoment!Thewaterwasquiteshallowbutwherethereefended,therewasasharpdroptothesandyoceanfloor.IthoughtIwasverybravewhenIswamove
7、rtheedgeofthereefandhungtherelookingdownintodepthsoftheocean.Myheartwasbeatingwildly—Ifeltveryexposedinsuchdeepclearwater.Whatawonderful,limitlessworlditwasdownthere!AndwhatatinyspotIwasinthisenormousworld!
