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   So Chris, earlier we started the show on the Atlantic Ocean, but for the Jersey Shore, a big part of the story has to be the Bay.

   克里斯，节目开始时我们提到了大西洋，但对于泽西海岸来说，海湾也是故事的重要组成部分。

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   It's an estuary, which basically means that this is where the salt water and the fresh water meet.

   它是一个河口，基本上就是咸水和淡水交汇的地方。

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   It's a critically important habitat because most of our species of the wildlife in our area at least spend a small amount of time in these waters.

   这是一个极其重要的栖息地，因为我们地区的大多数野生动物至少有一段时间是在这些水域中度过的。

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   There's less wave action, there's less predators, and there's lots of places to hide.

   这里的波浪较小，捕食者较少，而且有很多藏身之处。

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   So it's critical to protect this habitat because this is where it all begins.

   因此，保护这个栖息地至关重要，因为一切都始于这里。

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