1.Dinoflagellates are one of the biggest single-celled organisms known to man.

甲藻是人类已知的最大的单细胞生物之。

2.Imagine a shrimp comes along and starts feeding on dinoflagellates by filtering them out of the water.

想象下，游过来，开始从水中过滤甲藻并以此为食。

3.According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a mass bloom of dinoflagellates caused this bright light.

据蒙特利湾水族馆介绍，大量的甲藻繁殖导致了这种明亮的光芒。

4.Bioluminescent tides like this are rare, but dinoflagellates are found in huge numbers all over the world.

像这的生物发光潮汐很少见，但在世界各地都发现了大量甲藻。

5.90% Of all dinoflagellates are marine plankton, and when conditions are right in the sea, they bloom in enormous numbers.

90% 的甲藻都是海洋浮游生物，当海洋条件适宜时，它们就会大量繁殖。

6.Just as a flashing burglar alarm alerts police to a thief, the dinoflagellates expose their attacker to its enemies.

就像闪烁的防盗警报器提醒警察注意小偷，甲藻将攻击者暴露给敌人。

7.In this case, a cuttlefish catches the shrimp, and the dinoflagellates don't need to be afraid anymore.

这来， 乌贼就抓到了，甲藻就不用再害怕了。

8.These, Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettler found in the form of dinoflagellates, some of which like to snack on smaller creatures to supplement their photosynthesis.

明瑟及阿玛拉尔-特勒两位博士以甲藻的形式发现了食草动物的存在, 些甲藻喜欢吃小型生物作为他们光合作用的补充。

9.Left alone, dinoflagellates won't produce much light, but if something like an ocean wave, a current, or a human disturbs them, they will flash brightly.

甲藻独自生存时不会发出太多的光，但如果受到海浪、洋流或人类等物质的干扰，它们就会发出明亮的光芒。

10.If you're a single-celled organism like a dinoflagellate, you're at the bottom of the food chain, so avoiding getting eaten involves hard work every day.

如果你是像甲藻这的单细胞生物，那么你就处于食物链的底端，因此为了避免被吃掉， 你每天都需要付出艰苦的努力。