常時英心:言葉の森から 1.0

約10年間,はてなダイアリーで英語表現の落穂拾いを行ってきました。現在はAmeba Blogに2.0を開設し,継続中です。こちらはしばらくアーカイブとして維持します。

fishy

今朝(4:33 am?)も千葉では「揺れ」があったようですが、GPくん、生きていますか?fishyは「生臭い、うさんくさい」ですが、当然、最後に書かれていることにもかけられています。何事も起こりませぬように。(UG)

Tons of dead sardines wash up on Chiba shore
NATIONAL JUN. 06, 2012 - 06:36AM JST ( 69 )

CHIBA —
Something terribly fishy is going on at the fishing port of Ohara in Isumi City of Chiba Prefecture, and it has nothing to do with espionage or political corruption. There are tons and tons of dead sardines washing up on the shore, and not only is the sight disturbing, but the huge amount of dead fish is literally smelling up the entire surrounding area.

According to the news, the dead fish started washing up around noon of June 3, and as of Tuesday afternoon, the situation still remained pretty much out of control. The amount of dead sardines that has washed up is thought to total several dozen metrics tons, so you can imagine how bad the smell of rotting fish must be.

In pictures uploaded onto Twitter, the port looks completely filled with fish – it almost looks like a carpet of sardines. It doesn’t seem likely that any shipping boats will be setting sail soon. There are also, of course, the usual posts and comments on the Internet on how this could be an omen, a sign of a coming great natural disaster.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/tons-of-dead-sardines-wash-up-on-chiba-shore