纪录片《南太平洋》 第119期 水火相容（24）

It's strange to think that Palau was once just a piece of endless ocean.

让人难以想到帕劳曾经是一望无际的海洋

But nothing lasts for ever.

但没有什么能到永远

The never-ending rise and fall of land in the Pacific

在太平洋里不停地上升和下降的陆地

will continue to produce strange and wonderful worlds like these.

将不断地产生像这里奇异而精彩的世界

At the start of it all will always be the incredible¹ natural force that created land here in the first place... the ocean volcano.

这一切的起源都是起初产生这里陆地的那股惊人的自然力量，海洋火山。

During the making of this series, the team filmed in many remote locations across the South Pacific.

制作这系列片期间，小组横跨南太平洋拍摄了许多偏远的地方。

These isolated² islands are home to some truly unique wildlife, many of them found nowhere else on Earth.

这些与世隔绝的岛屿是一些真正独特的野生动物的家园，有许多在地球上其它地方找不到。

But life on remote islands comes at a price. Any change can be disastrous³.

生活在偏远岛屿是要付出代价的。任何的改变都是灾难性的。

And this is what the team came face to face with on the Galpagos Islands.

这是小组来加拉帕戈斯群岛要面对面的事。

1 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

2 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。

3 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。