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。

oarfish

いやなことの前兆でなければよいのですが...。oarfishは深海熱帯魚の「リュウグウノツカイ」のことです。(Shou-VR*)

Are California's giant dead oarfish a sign of an impending earthquake disaster?

Is the discovery of rare "sea serpents" off the coast of California at the weekend a sign of an impending disaster?
Carcasses of two of the sea snake-like creatures, of 5.5m and 4.2m in length respectively, were discovered washed up along the state's coast last week.
According to Japanese folklore the so-called 'monsters of the deep' rise to the surface of the ocean and beach themselves to warn of a coming earthquake, CBS Los Angeles reports.

http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/105097.php