Dear teacher,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 - Nineteen northern snakehead fish, widely feared interlopers, were caught this summer in a 13-mile stretch of the Potomac River where it widens below the nation's capital on its way to the Chesapeake Bay. But the final and smallest catch was particularly disheartening.
A three-inch fingerling fished out of Dogue Creek, 15 miles south of here, at the beginning of October indicates that the snakehead is reproducing in local waters that are beloved by bass fishermen.
Two years ago the federal government outlawed the importing of the northern snakehead, a delicacy in Chinese and Thai cuisine that goes by names like mudfish.
But the fish, which can grow to several feet, is resilient. It can breathe air and survive out of water for a prolonged period. And it has the ability, when young, to wriggle through mud overland from one body of water to another.
With the evidence of the fish's spawning, hope is fading along the Potomac that the aggressive, toothy Asian invader can be readily stopped.
Q : What is the function of the bold clause? I believe it is correct that "hope is fading along the Potomac because the aggressive, toothy Asian invader can't be readily stopped." because If the Asian invader can easily be removed, that hope is fading is not reasonable ? What do you think?
An odd context
Moderator: Alan
