纪录片《南太平洋》 第07期 大洋小岛（07）

Powered by the strongest winds in the world,

受强劲气流的推动

the current continues east until it hits the tip of South America, where it's driven northwards.

洋流将不停地向东移动，直到在南美末端遇阻，然后改道北上

Over 8,000 miles later, the cold current reaches the equator¹ and a remote archipelago.

经过7000海里后，它将抵达赤道及一个遥远的群岛

The water has warmed up on the journey north,

洋流向北移动时逐渐变暧

but it's still cold and nutrient² rich.

但它仍然是寒冷且富含营养的

This has allowed some animals to live here

这使一些通常不在赤道附近

which you wouldn't normally find this close to the equator. Sea lions.

生活的动物能够来此栖息。海狮

Isolated³ on the Galapagos, they've been here so long they've become a separate species⁴.

它们长久生活在加拉帕戈斯群岛，已经形成了一个独立的物种

When the surf's up, the sea lions spend hours just messing around in the waves.

涨潮的时候，海狮会花费数小时在浪中嬉戏

Surfing burns a lot of energy,

冲浪消耗大量体能

and they can only do it because these cold seas support vast numbers of fish.

这是因为寒冷的洋流带来了丰富的鱼群，给它们提供能量

1 equator   

n.赤道，（平分球形物体的面的）圆

参考例句：

• Singapore is near the equator.新加坡位于赤道附近。
• The United States is north of the equator.美国位于赤道以北。

2 nutrient   

adj.营养的，滋养的；n.营养物，营养品

参考例句：

• Magnesium is the nutrient element in plant growth.镁是植物生长的营养要素。
• The roots transmit moisture and nutrient to the trunk and branches.根将水分和养料输送到干和枝。

3 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

4 species   

n.物种，种群

参考例句：

• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
• This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。