纪录片《南太平洋》 第50期 四海为家（18）

Fiji's first animals washed up tens of millions of years ago.

动物最早被冲上斐济海岸是在几千万年之前

But humans were slow off the block.

而人类则晚得多

They only arrived here 3,500 years ago.

他们在3500年前才抵达这里

Their history remains¹ thin on the ground.

他们留下的历史甚少

The ruins of Nan Madol are one of only two ancient cities ever found in the Pacific.

南马都尔是人类在太平洋中发现的两个古遗址之一

With archaeological evidence so scarce, the origins of people in the central Pacific were hotly debated.

由于缺少考古证据，太平洋中部的人类起源备受争议

Were they Papuans from New Guinea, native Indians from the Americas, or another race of people from Asia?

新几内亚的巴布亚人是美洲的印第安人还是亚洲的其他种族呢

Only very recently has their language been traced back to Taiwan... and their pottery² to the Philippines.

他们的语言最近可追溯到台湾，他们使用的陶器可追溯到菲律宾

Combined with DNA³ analysis, evidence now points to the Lapita, a seafaring people from Southeast Asia.

结合DNA分析，证据指向另一支从东南亚航海而来的人群，拉皮塔人。

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 pottery   

n.陶器，陶器场

参考例句：

• My sister likes to learn art pottery in her spare time.我妹妹喜欢在空余时间学习陶艺。
• The pottery was left to bake in the hot sun.陶器放在外面让炎热的太阳烘晒焙干。

3 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。