Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Thoughpeople have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of thesemonsters'which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.

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译 文：
渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪。虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付之一笑，但现在看来，人们有时看到的这些妖怪很多不过是些奇怪的鱼。