The next morning, Geng returns with his son to collect his catch.

第二天清早老耿和他的儿子回来收获他们猎物

At first sight, it looks disappointing.

乍看之下收获平平

Tiny fishes, lots of shrimps, and some wriggling bugs.

小鱼 虾米和扭个不停的虫子

shrimp英 [ʃrɪmp]美 [ʃrɪmp]n. 虾；小虾；矮小的人vi. 捕虾adj. 有虾的；虾制的

wriggle英 ['rɪg(ə)l]美 ['rɪɡl]vi. 蠕动；蜿蜒而行vt. 使蠕动；蠕动到；不知不觉地潜入n. 蠕动；扭动

 bug英 [bʌg]美 [bʌɡ]n. 臭虫，小虫；故障；窃听器vt. 烦扰，打扰；装窃听器vi. 装置窃听器；打扰

Geng doesn't seem too down hearted.

然而老耿看上去来并不那么消沉

The larger fish are kept alive, the only way they'll stay fresh in the heat.

大鱼被保持存活 这是唯一在酷暑下保鲜的办法

Surprisingly, some of the bugs are also singled out for special treatment.

令人吃惊的是 一些虫子也被专门挑捡出来

single out挑出；挑选

They are the young stage of dragonflies, predators that feed on worms and tadpoles

它们是蜻蜓的幼虫 以蠕虫和蝌蚪为食的掠食者

dragonfly英 [ˈdrægənflaɪ]美 [ˈdrægənˌflaɪ]n. [昆] 蜻蜓

predator 英 ['predətə]美 [ˈpredətər;predˈətər]n. [动] 捕食者；[动] 食肉动物；掠夺者

tadpole英 ['tædpəʊl]美 ['tæd'pol]n. 蝌蚪

Nowhere else in the world are dragonfly nymphs harvested like this.

这里是世界上蜻蜓卵收获最丰的地方

 nymph英 [nɪmf] 美 [nɪmf]n. 女神；居于山林水泽的仙女；美丽的少女；蛹

Back home, Geng spreads his catch on the roof to dry.

回到家后 老耿把他的获物在屋顶上摊开晒干

It's being in China, nothing edible would be wasted.

在中国，但凡能吃的东西都不会被浪费

There is a saying in the far south.

在遥远的南方有这样一种说法

We will eat anything with legs, except a table and anything with wings, except a plane.

长腿的唯桌子不吃 长翅膀的独飞机不啃

Within a few hours, the dried insects are ready to be backed up and taken to market.

几个钟头后 这些晒干了的昆虫便会被带到市场上卖掉

It's the dragonfly nymphs that fetch the best price.

其中蜻蜓蛹能卖到最好的价格

fetch the best price获取最好的价格

Fortunately, Caohai's dragonflies are abundant and fast breeding,

幸运的是 草海的蜻蜓资源非常丰富且高速再生

 breed英 [briːd]美 [brid]vi. 繁殖；饲养；产生vt. 繁殖；饲养；养育，教育；引起n. [生物] 品种；种类，类型

so Geng and his fellow fishermen have so far had little impact on their numbers.

所以老耿和其他的渔民远不会危及它们的数量

But not all wildlife is so resilient.

但绝非所有野生动物都这样生机勃勃

 resilient英 [rɪ'zɪlɪənt]美 [rɪ'zɪlɪənt]adj. 弹回的，有弹力的adj. 能复原的；有复原力的