纪录片《南太平洋》 第26期 大洋小岛（26）

These are the hills where the giant palm forest once stood.

这里曾经生长着大片的棕榈林

And these are the cliffs that once rang to the sound of those huge seabird colonies,

前往峭壁栖息的海鸟被岛民捕杀殆尽

all hunted to extinction¹ by the Rapa Nui.

只留下阵阵哀鸣

Today, the giant stone statues are a poignant² reminder³ of the precarious⁴ nature of life on remote islands.

如今巨人石像正向世人诉说复活节岛上自然生命的变幻无常与辛酸

All South Pacific islanders must make the most of whatever resources they have,

南太平洋所有的岛民都必须充分利用他们已有的任何资源

and the Anutans are no exception.

阿努塔岛也不例外

They harvest the wildlife that also depends on this little piece of land.

岛民进行捕猎时同样要依赖这片小小的岛屿

Each hunter uses his own preferred call.

猎人们发出自己喜欢的叫声

The noise will lure⁵ their quarry⁶ closer to their nets.

这样能够吸引猎物靠近捕网

1 extinction   

n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种

参考例句：

• The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
• The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。

2 poignant   

adj.令人痛苦的，辛酸的，惨痛的

参考例句：

• His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
• It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.他在婚礼前一天去世了，这尤其令人悲恸。

3 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

4 precarious   

adj.不安定的，靠不住的；根据不足的

参考例句：

• Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
• He earned a precarious living as an artist.作为一个艺术家，他过得是朝不保夕的生活。

5 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

6 quarry   

n.采石场；v.采石；费力地找

参考例句：

• Michelangelo obtained his marble from a quarry.米开朗基罗从采石场获得他的大理石。
• This mountain was the site for a quarry.这座山曾经有一个采石场。