本文选自雅思听力Section 3，难度一般

Summary:本文是研究性的对话，设计的话题是利用自动机械浮体研究海洋。海洋研究对气象学、农业、渔业以及人类生活的各个方面都有重大的影响。海洋和海洋动物研究也是雅思考试中出现频率较高的话题


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However, this is not the case with our ocean weather forecasting. Because we know from the floats what the prevailing weather conditions will be in certain parts of the ocean, we can advise the navy on search and rescue missions. That's happening right now and many yachtsmen owe their lives to the success of this project. In addition, the float data can help us to look at the biological implications of ocean processes. Would that help with preserving fish stocks? Yes, and advising governments on fisheries legislation.We're well on the way to completing a project on this. We hope it will help to bring about more sustainable fishing practices. We'll be seeing the results of that quite soon. It sounds like the data from floats has lots of applications. Yes it does. It's also a powerful agricultural tool. If we were aware of what the weather would be like, say, next year, we could make sure that the farmers planted appropriate grain varieties to produce the best yield from the available rainfall. That sounds a bit like science fiction, especially when now we can't even tell them when a drought will break. I agree that this concept is still a long way in the future, but it will come eventually and the float data will have made a contribution.