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The next morning, Geng returns with his son to collect his catch
第二天清早老耿和他的兒子回來收獲他們獵物
At first sight, it looks disappointing
乍看之下收獲平平
Tiny fishes, lots of shrimps, and some wriggling bugs
小魚.蝦米.和扭個不停的蟲子
Geng doesn't seem toodown hearted
然而老耿看上去來并不那么消沉
The larger fish are kept alive
大魚被保持存活
the only way they'll stay freshin the heat
這是唯一在酷暑下保鮮的辦法
Surprisingly, some of the bugs are alsosingled outfor special treatment
令人吃驚的是 一些蟲子也被專門挑撿出來
They are the young stage of dragonflies
它們是蜻蜓的幼蟲
predators that feed on worms and tadpoles
以蠕蟲和蝌蚪為食的掠食者
Nowhere else in the world are dragonfly nymphs harvested like this
這里是世界上蜻蜓卵收獲最豐的地方
Back home, Geng spreads his catch on the roof to dry
回到家后 老耿把他的獲物在屋頂上攤開曬干
It's being in China, nothing edible would be wasted
在中國，但凡能吃的東西都不會被浪費
There is a saying in the far south
在遙遠的南方有這樣一種說法
We will eat anything with legs, except a table
長腿的唯桌子不吃
and anything with wings, except a plane.
長翅膀的獨飛機不啃
Within a few hours, the dried insects are ready to be backed up and taken to market
幾個鐘頭后 這些曬干了的昆蟲便會被帶到市場上賣掉
Its the dragonfly nymphs that fetch the best price
其中蜻蜓蛹能賣到最好的價格
Fortunately, Caohai's dragonflies are abundant and fast breeding
幸運的是 草海的蜻蜓資源非常豐富且高速再生
so Geng and his fellow fishermen have so far had littleimpact ontheir numbers
所以老耿和其他的漁民遠不會危及它們的數量
But not all wildlife is so resilient
但絕非所有野生動物都這樣生機勃勃
