Seeing over a thousand species of fish is part of the fascination of the reef.

礁的部分魅力就在于可以到上千种鱼。

He looked on in horrified fascination as the ship drew nearer to the rocks.

他万分惊恐船越来越靠近礁。

The boat was dashed against the rocks.

那船猛撞到礁上。

The ship was blown on to the rocks.

船被风吹上礁。

The old helmsman brought us about and we avoided a dangerous dash against the rocks.

老舵手转了船的航向, 我们才避免了一次撞击礁的危险。

The sea was lapping against the rocks.

大击打礁。

The sea lapped against the rocks.

拍打礁。

It’s only been latterly that we’ve discovered that it’s lots of individual reefs, around about 2,900 separate reef systems which make up the Great Barrier Reef.

直到近来我们才发现，它们其实是众多独立的礁，大约有2900个独立的礁系，组成了大堡礁。