This text is about a biologist and conservationist Roger Payne. He discovered that whales sing and their songs can be heard across entire oceans.
Before he studied whales he had become an expert in animal acoustics. In 1967 Roger went to Bermuda where he met Frank Watlington. Frank told Roger about strange sounds that he had heard underwater. Frank thought the noises were coming from whales.
After that Payne and his colleague Scott McVay found out that the sounds were whales' songs which could travel across entire oceans. It happened at the time when hunters killed thousands of whales. Roger Payne released a recording of whale songs and it helped to start the 'Save the Whales' movement. In 1986 commercial whaling was banned.
Payne still is busy studying and protecting whales.
Перевести на русский? Неужели это сложно? Особенно если тема subjunctive mood :) Что ж, удачи... Ты бы не имел столько проблем с машиной, если ьы не давал пользоваться еею так часто. Если бы он согласился выступать на конференции, мы бы были очень рады. Это было бы очень удобно для меня, если бы мы могли отложить встречу до следующего четверга. На его месте, я бы подумал дважды перед тем, как дать окончательный (точный) ответ. Дорога такая скользкая (покрыта льдом), я был бы очень осторожен на дороге (на колёсах? wheel - колесо) на твоём месте. Я не буду удивлён, если они не согласились с нами. Я не буду удивлён, если он опять опоздает.
This text is about a biologist and conservationist Roger Payne. He discovered that whales sing and their songs can be heard across entire oceans.
Before he studied whales he had become an expert in animal acoustics. In 1967 Roger went to Bermuda where he met Frank Watlington. Frank told Roger about strange sounds that he had heard underwater. Frank thought the noises were coming from whales.
After that Payne and his colleague Scott McVay found out that the sounds were whales' songs which could travel across entire oceans. It happened at the time when hunters killed thousands of whales. Roger Payne released a recording of whale songs and it helped to start the 'Save the Whales' movement. In 1986 commercial whaling was banned.
Payne still is busy studying and protecting whales.