One of the more interesting mollusks to be found in the reefs is the giant clam.

在珊瑚礁内能找到的有趣的软体动物之一就是巨型蛤蚌。

The over 100 species of coral have attracted some 300 species of marine life including giant clams, groupers and clownfish, he said.

他说，超过一百种珊瑚吸引了约三百种海洋生物，包括大蛤，石斑鱼和小丑鱼。

I talk nonstop about giant clams all day, every day.

我整天都在不停地谈论巨型蛤蜊，每一天。

Giant clams, dead or alive, are not safe from us.

巨型蛤蜊，无论是死的还是活的， 都离不开我们。

Organisms as diverse as corals, giant clams and sponges have symbiotic algae living inside their cells, supplying them with organic compounds through photosynthesis.

像珊瑚、砗磲和海绵这样不同的生物都有共生的藻类生活在它们的细胞内，通过光合作用为它们提供有机化合物。

Unfortunately, giant clams are rather difficult to see in the wild.

不幸的是，在野外很难看到巨型蛤蜊。

During my PhD, I discovered more secrets about the giant clams.

在攻读博士学位期间， 我发现了更多关于巨型蛤蜊的秘密。

" Why should people care about conserving giant clams? " -- other than myself, of course.

“人们为什么要关心保护巨型蛤蜊？ ”——当然除了我自己。

(Laughter) It turns out that giant clams have a giant impact on coral reefs.

（ 笑声）事实证明， 巨型蛤蜊对珊瑚礁有着巨大的影响。

By leaving the pearl buried beneath the giant clam's mantle, he allowed it to grow imperceptibly.

他把珍珠埋在巨蛤的外套膜下，让它在不知不觉中生长。

Giant clams are these massive and colorful shelled marine animals, the largest of its kind.

巨型蛤蜊是这些体型巨大、 色彩斑斓的带壳海洋动物，是同类中体型最大的。

By leaving the pearl buried beneath the giant clam's mantle, he allowed it to grow imperceptibly. With each passing year the mollusk's secretions added new concentric layers.

把这颗珍珠塞在那只车渠的衣膜里面，无形中这珠就可以渐渐大起来了。每年，那软体动物的分泌物都在环绕珍珠周围的薄膜上累积起来。

A story goes that a diver had lost his legs while trying to retrieve a pole from a giant clam.

有一个故事说，一名潜水员在试图从一只巨型蛤蜊身上取回一根竿子时失去了双腿。

South Pacific legends once described giant clams as man-eaters that would lie in wait on the seabed to trap unsuspecting divers.

南太平洋的传说曾将巨型蛤描述为食人动物，它们会潜伏在海底以诱捕毫无戒心的潜水员。

I estimated the weight of this giant clam at 300 kilograms. Hence such an oyster held fifteen kilos of meat, and you'd need the stomach of King Gargantua to eat a couple dozen.

我估计这只贝的重量有三百公斤。而这样一只贝可以有十五公斤的净肉，那就必须有一位卡冈都亚②的肚子才能眷食几打这样巨大的贝了。

It is time for the giant clams to step out of their shells, and show the world that they, too, can be the heroes of the oceans.

现在是巨型蛤蜊破壳而出，向世界展示它们也可以成为海洋英雄的时候了。

I went on an introductory dive and I saw a giant clam that had a really spongy purple inside that I was able to touch and then the clam closed up really quickly.

我看到一个巨大的蛤蜊， 里面有一个非常海绵状的紫色， 我可以触摸到它， 然后蛤蜊很快就合上了。