纪录片《南太平洋》 第60期 四海为家（28）

Taking to their sailing boats once more, descendants of the Lapita left the central Pacific

拉皮塔后裔又驾驶着他们的帆船再次离开太平洋中部

and set off again in search of new lands... into the great unknown.

动身去寻找新的岛屿，进入真正的未知世界

As pioneers, they took everything they would need to start their lives afresh.

作为开拓者，他们带上了所有的生活必备品

Livestock¹. Plants for cultivation². Even the coconut³.

家畜以及农作物。甚至还带上了椰子

But they would also have taken a long list of stowaways⁴... like the mourning gecko.

当然船上还搭载了一群偷渡者，例如鳞趾壁虎

This lizard⁵ was just one castaway which no longer had to rely on its stamina⁶ and luck to reach new lands.

作为一名漂流者，它再也不必依靠体力和运气抵达新陆地

It could now hitch⁷ a free ride.

它现在可以免费完成长途之旅了

In a series of epic⁸ voyages, the descendants of the Lapita,

在一系列史诗般的航行中，拉皮塔后裔

the people we now call the Polynesians, succeeded in colonising the far corners of the South Pacific

也就是现在的波利尼西亚人，成功开拓了南太平洋的各个角落

from Hawaii to New Zealand, even to Easter Island, nearly 7,000 miles east of New Guinea.

从夏威夷到新几内亚，甚至到距新几内亚以东10000公里的复活节岛。

1 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

2 cultivation   

n.耕作，培养，栽培（法），养成

参考例句：

• The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。
• The land is not fertile enough to repay cultivation.这块土地不够肥沃，不值得耕种。

3 coconut   

n.椰子

参考例句：

• The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。
• The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地击中他的脑袋。

4 stowaways   

n.偷乘船[飞机]者( stowaway的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Smuggling guns, ammunition and drugs or assisting stowaways. 七私运枪械、弹药、品或协助偷渡人口者。 来自互联网
• Officious immigration and customs officers scrutinised documents and searched cabins for stowaways or illicit goods. 一本正经的边境和海关官员仔细检查文件，在车厢里搜索偷渡者和走私货物。 来自互联网

5 lizard   

n.蜥蜴，壁虎

参考例句：

• A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。

6 stamina   

n.体力；精力；耐力

参考例句：

• I lacked the stamina to run the whole length of the race.我没有跑完全程的耐力。
• Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.戒烟神奇地增强了他的体力。

7 hitch   

v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉

参考例句：

• They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。
• All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。

8 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。