There were some members of a scientific expedition on the whale-ship BEDFORD.From the deck they remarked a strange object on the shore.It was moving down the beach toward the water.

• 他们无法分辨它是哪一类动物，但是，作为科研人员，他们爬上船边的一条捕鲸艇，划到岸上去研究个清楚。