The whale was found alive on a Taiwan beach last weekend,and died shortly after it was discovered.Since the 56foot whale was the largest whale ever beached on Taiwan's shores,scientists wanted to study it and perform an autopsy for educational purpose.
Obviously,too much time passed between when the animal died and the time it was set to be moved to the autopsy location,because it had already started to go bad.When things rot,they give off gases as a byproduct.In the whale's case,the gases were trapped in its belly.The pressure inside the rotting creature grew so much that it popped like an overfilled balloon.Unfortunately,it was on a truck in the middle of the city of Taiwan at the time—cars and shops lining the street were covered with whale bits and juices,much to their owners' discouragement.
According to the news reports,traffic was tied up for hours while officials tried to clean up the streets.
Newspaper editors worldwide were probably smiling to themselves,since they had a readymade headline—several reports about the incident were titled“There She Blows!” after the famous line from the book Moby Dick.
语篇解读:本文为资讯体裁,一辆平板卡车装载着一头体重达60吨的抹香鲸在台湾的大街上行驶,这个庞然大物是生还是死?
5.The purpose of the question at the beginning of this news report is to.
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