GRE写作范文——Raising Oysters
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oysters">oysters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>- <span word="by">by</span> <span word="transplanting">transplanting</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oyster">oyster</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="shells">shells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="debris">debris</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="shells">shells</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="Next">Next</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="fertilized">fertilized</span> <span word="oyster">oyster</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="hatched">hatched</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="larvae">larvae</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="larvae">larvae</span> <span word="drifted">drifted</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="shells">shells</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="oysters">oysters</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spat">spat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spat">spat</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seawater">seawater</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="microscopic">microscopic</span> <span word="particles">particles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="oysters">oysters</span>, <span word="transplanted">transplanted</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fatten">fatten</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p> <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="oysters">oysters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="crudely">crudely</span> <span word="farmed">farmed</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delectable">delectable</span> <span word="seafood">seafood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="abundance">abundance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="oyster">oyster</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="vanished">vanished</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1900<span word="s">s</span> <span word="marine">marine</span> <span word="biologists">biologists</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>, <span word="oysters">oysters</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="extinct">extinct</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="hatcheries">hatcheries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="what">what</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="larvae">larvae</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predators">predators</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="oysters">oysters</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="millions">millions</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="doggedly">doggedly</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span>.</p>
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