纪录片《南太平洋》 第58期 四海为家(26)(在线收听

Winds in excess of 100mph can uproot 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 lizards?

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 cyclones.

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 subsides, most will meet a watery 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 survivors, 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。

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