A stranded bottle-nosed dolphin lies dead in the sand at Sea Elephant Beach on Tasmania's King Island, Australia, November 28, 2004. More than 100 whales and dolphins died in two separate beachings in 24 hours on remote Australian islands, leaving rescuers on Monday struggling to steer survivors out to sea and prevent more strandings. (Mavis Burgess/Reuters)

词汇：

dolphin n. 海豚

Tasmania n.塔斯马尼亚岛，塔斯马尼亚州（澳大利亚州名）

whale n.鲸

beaching n.海滩堆积

rescuer n.救助者

steer v.驾驶，转向

survivor n.生还者

strand vt.搁浅