鱼能发电这个说法似乎是令人难以置信的。然而在科学技术高度发达的今天，科学家们观测到有些鱼发出来的电的强度可以点亮小灯泡甚至发动小马达。
　　The idea of a fish being able to generate electricity strong enough to light small bulbs， or even to run an electric motor， is almost unbelievable. But several kinds of fishes are able to do this， and curiously enough， they are not even very closely related. This strange power has been acquired separately， by fishes belonging to very different families.
　　Perhaps the best know are the Electric Rays or Torpedoes， of which several kinds are found in warm seas. These possess， on each side of the head behind the eyes， a large organ consisting of a number of hexagonal-shaped cells， rather like a honeycomb. The cells are filled with a jell-like substance， and contain a series of flat electric plates. One side， the negative side， of each plate is supplied with very fine nerves， connected with a main nerve coming from a special lobe of the brain. It has been shown that the current passes from the upper， or positive side of the organ， downwards to the negative lower side.
　　Generally it is necessary to touch the fish in two places， completing a circuit， in order to receive a shock. The strength of this shock depends， of course， on the side of the Torpedo， but newly-born ones， only about two inches across， can be made to light the build of a pocket torch for a few moments， while a fully grown fish gives a shock capable of knocking down a man， and if suitable wires are connected， will operate a small electric motor for several minutes.
　　麻辣热词
　　1. web shy 网络羞涩
　　很多现代人都喜欢在网上晒自己的个人生活，但是也有例外，不少人在微信、微博里只是看看，从不评论，也很少分享个人图片和信息，是典型的“潜水一族”。这类人在英文中的表达为“web shy”（网络羞涩）。
　　2. hallyu n. 韩流
　　韩剧《来自星星的你》再次在亚洲各国掀起了强大“韩流”， “hallyu”（韩流）是针对本世纪以来韩国文化在亚洲其他国家受到热捧的现象而造出的英语新词。