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L3lack_light Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Buffet lines
"The humpback whale often will gather a few of his fellow humpbacks, and employ a rather ingenious method to catch a fish buffet. The whales begin by circling a group of fish, and then they exhale a stream of air to trap the fish in a kind of net made of bubbles. This net is surprisingly strong and capable of catching fish just like a real net. Once the fish are trapped, the humpback whales take turns diving to the bottom of the net, and then quickly swim right through it with their mouths wide open, taking in a very large feast in one fell swoop. The humpbacks repeat this process until their whale-sized appetites are satisfied, making the buffet lines most people go to seem pretty benign."
Could you please help me on the last sentence of this paragraph?
Could you please help me on the last sentence of this paragraph?
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Hi, A buffet resturant is a self-service restaurant where you can line up as many times as you want and take as much food as you want. Most people line up more than once, and eat a lot. The wirter is comparing this whale activity to such a restauranat.
- Hi, A buffet resturant is a self-service restaurant where you can line up as many times as you want and take as much food as you want.
- Most people line up more than once, and eat a lot.
- The wirter is comparing this whale activity to such a restauranat.
- 'Benign' suggests that the amount way the whales eat makes the amount humans eat in a buffet restaurant look modest.
- I wouldn't really choose the word 'benign' myself.
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Hi,
A buffet resturant is a self-service restaurant where you can line up as many times as you want and take as much food as you want. Most people line up more than once, and eat a lot.
The wirter is comparing this whale activity to such a restauranat. 'Benign' suggests that the
A buffet resturant is a self-service restaurant where you can line up as many times as you want and take as much food as you want. Most people line up more than once, and eat a lot.
The wirter is comparing this whale activity to such a restauranat. 'Benign' suggests that the
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I've actually seen Orcas bubble feeding. It is awesome.
The last sentence translates roughly;
Compared to the buffet lines that humans go in, these are incredible in scale.
Benign = tame
The last sentence translates roughly;
Compared to the buffet lines that humans go in, these are incredible in scale.
Benign = tame
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Wow now I get it!
Thanks a lot Clive and Thank you AlpheccaStars.
Thanks a lot Clive and Thank you AlpheccaStars.
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