纪录片《南太平洋》 第58期 四海为家（26）

Winds in excess of 100mph can uproot¹ a forest.

超过每小时160公里的风速，能卷起一片森林

Large insects can be sucked up into the sky... so why not birds, bats and lizards²?

大型昆虫被卷入半空，鸟类、蝙輻或是蜥蜴也难逃此劫

In fact, all these creatures are known to have been carried hundreds of miles out to sea by cyclones³.

实际上，所有已知动物都能被飓风带到数百公里外的大海上

When the storm subsides⁴, most will meet a watery⁵ grave.

当风暴平息后，大部分动物葬身海底

But a very, very lucky few will land on firm ground

然而极个别幸运儿却能安全着陆

and from these survivors⁶, a whole island dynasty may be born.

正是这些幸运儿开辟了整座岛屿

No matter how remote the Hawaiian islands are, or how hostile,

尽管夏威夷群岛偏远、残酷

there is one creature that has reached almost all of them.

然而它却无法阻挡生命的延续与进化。

1 uproot   

v.连根拔起，拔除；根除，灭绝；赶出家园，被迫移开

参考例句：

• The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.他们全家决定离开故土，移居澳大利亚。
• The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。

2 lizards   

n.蜥蜴( lizard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nothing lives in Pompeii except crickets and beetles and lizards. 在庞培城里除了蟋蟀、甲壳虫和蜥蜴外，没有别的生物。 来自辞典例句
• Can lizards reproduce their tails? 蜥蜴的尾巴断了以后能再生吗？ 来自辞典例句

3 cyclones   

n.气旋( cyclone的名词复数 )；旋风；飓风；暴风

参考例句：

• The pricipal objective in designing cyclones is to create a vortex. 设计旋风除尘器的主要目的在于造成涡旋运动。 来自辞典例句
• Middle-latitude cyclones originate at the popar front. 中纬度地区的气旋发源于极锋。 来自辞典例句

4 subsides   

v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的第三人称单数 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上

参考例句：

• Emotion swells and subsides. 情绪忽高忽低。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His emotion swells and subsides. 他的情绪忽高忽低。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。

6 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者