雙語：震驚！英國發(fā)現(xiàn)15米長巨蟹！

The seaside town might be famed for its oysters, but this incredible image could soon have visitors flocking to Whistable in the hope of catching Britain's biggest crab.
　　惠特斯特布爾小鎮(zhèn)或許一直因牡蠣而聞名，但最近因?yàn)橐粡埐豢伤甲h的照片，大批游客蜂擁而至，卻是希望能捕到英國最大的螃蟹。

The photograph, which has been shared online, appears to show a crustacean that is at least 50ft-wide lurking in shallow water.
　　在這張被上傳至網(wǎng)絡(luò)的照片上，一只至少50英尺（約15米）寬的蟹狀生物潛伏在碼頭附近的潛水水域里。

While some insist it is proof of 'Crabzilla', others argue that the shadowy figure is nothing more than an unusually-shaped sandbank - or is simply a playful hoax.
　　雖然有些人堅(jiān)稱這就是“巨型蜘蛛蟹”，可另一些人確認(rèn)為這團(tuán)模糊的影子只是一處形狀比較怪異的沙洲而已，或者僅僅就是一個(gè)惡作劇。

The image shows the outline of a crab in the mouth of the Kent harbour - dwarfing the fishing boats resting on the nearby pier.
　　這只出現(xiàn)在肯特港口入海處的巨型蟹，輪廓巨大，令旁邊停在碼頭上的漁船相形見絀。

It is shaped like an edible crab, a species that is commonly found in British water and grows to an average of five inches.
　　它的形狀就像是平時(shí)常吃的那種螃蟹，在英國水域中也經(jīng)常能見到，一般長到5英寸（約0.13米）大小。

The photograph was posted on a website called Weird Whitstable - an online collection of strange and unusual sightings in the town.
　　這張照片是被人上傳到了一個(gè)叫做“惠特斯特布爾奇聞異事”的網(wǎng)站，這個(gè)網(wǎng)站上搜羅的都是一些發(fā)生在這個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)里的奇聞異事。

Its curator, Quinton Winter, said that at first he thought the image - sent to him by a follower - showed an unusual sand formation, but that he is now convinced it is a monster of the deep.
　　該網(wǎng)站的管理者昆頓·溫特說他剛收到網(wǎng)友發(fā)來的這張圖片時(shí)，以為是一種不常見的沙洲形狀，但是現(xiàn)在他確信這就是深海里的怪物。

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Speaking to the Daily Express, he claimed that he saw the giant creature close to the shore when he took his son crabbing last summer.
　　昆頓稱他去年夏天帶著兒子去海邊捕蟹的時(shí)候就看到了這個(gè)巨型生物。

He said: 'At first all I could see was some faint movement, then as it rose from the water I thought, "that’s a funny looking bit of driftwood".
　　他說：“開始我只看到一些輕微的移動，之后它慢慢從水里顯露出來時(shí)，我還以為是塊兒浮木，就是樣子有點(diǎn)奇怪。”

'It had glazed blank eyes on stalks, swivelling wildly and it clearly was a massive crab with crushing claws.
　　“它的觸角上有光亮烏黑的眼睛，粗野地打著轉(zhuǎn)，顯然是一只有著破壞力很強(qiáng)的蟹鉗的大家伙。”

'Before this incident I thought the aerial photo showed an odd-shaped sand bank. Now I know better.'
　　“如果沒有這樣的經(jīng)歷，我一定以為這張航拍的照片就是一處形狀怪異的沙洲，但是現(xiàn)在我知道不是這樣子的。”

The largest known species of crab is the Japanese spider crab, which can measure more than 12ft.
　　目前世界上已知的最大的螃蟹種類是日本的蜘蛛蟹，據(jù)說其身長超過12英尺（約3.66米）。

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