One of the more interesting mollusks to be found in the reefs is the giant clam.

在珊瑚礁内能找到的有趣的软体动物之一就是巨型蛤蚌。

By leaving the pearl buried beneath the giant clam's mantle, he allowed it to grow imperceptibly.

他把珍珠埋在巨蛤的外套膜下，让它在不知不觉中生长。

A story goes that a diver had lost his legs while trying to retrieve a pole from a giant clam.

有一个故事说，一名潜水员在试图从一只巨型蛤蜊身上取回一根竿子时失去了双腿。

By leaving the pearl buried beneath the giant clam's mantle, he allowed it to grow imperceptibly. With each passing year the mollusk's secretions added new concentric layers.

把这颗珍珠塞在那只车渠的衣膜里面，无形中这珠就可以渐渐大起来了。每年，那软体动物的分泌物都在环绕珍珠周围的薄膜上累积起来。

I estimated the weight of this giant clam at 300 kilograms. Hence such an oyster held fifteen kilos of meat, and you'd need the stomach of King Gargantua to eat a couple dozen.

我估计这只贝的重量有三百公斤。而这样一只贝可以有十五公斤的净肉，那就必须有一位卡冈都亚②的肚子才能眷食几打这样巨大的贝了。

I went on an introductory dive and I saw a giant clam that had a really spongy purple inside that I was able to touch and then the clam closed up really quickly.

我看到一个巨大的蛤蜊， 里面有一个非常海绵状的紫色， 我可以触摸到它， 然后蛤蜊很快就合上了。