纪录片《南太平洋》 第01期 大洋小岛（01）

The South Pacific. The name is familiar,

南太平洋。令人熟悉的名字

but 230 years after Captain Cook's epic¹ voyages, this vast ocean remains² little known.

但在库克船长史诗般的航行230年之后，我们对这片辽阔的海洋却仍知之甚少

In the endless blue, isolated³ islands harbour life that's rarely seen.

在一望无际的蔚蓝之中，与世隔绝的岛屿生物极少为外人所见

And these are some of the most pristine⁴ waters of any ocean.

这里有着最为原始的海域

The turquoise⁵ seas and picture-postcard islands look like heaven on Earth.

碧绿的海水与梦幻般的岛屿相衬，宛如人间天堂

But all is not what it seems.

然而这些只是眼前虚华

The South Pacific also has an unforgiving nature.

南太平洋的自然环境残酷无情

Islands born from volcanic⁶ seas erupt with unique and extreme ways of life.

海底火山喷发形成的岛屿铸就了独特且极端的生活方式

People succeeded here against the odds⁷.

海岛居民成功应对了诸多挑战

The South Pacific is a tale of the unexpected...

南太平洋是一个令人始料不及的神话

a forgotten world where isolation⁸ has created the bizarre and surprising.

它像被世人遗忘的世外桃源，充满着神秘和奇迹

This is the story of life in an ocean of islands.

这是一个讲述海岛生命的故事

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 pristine   

adj.原来的，古时的，原始的，纯净的，无垢的

参考例句：

• He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.他用他那块洁净的手帕擦手指。
• He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。

5 turquoise   

n.绿宝石；adj.蓝绿色的

参考例句：

• She wore a string of turquoise round her neck.她脖子上戴着一串绿宝石。
• The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise.那些女人戴着由绿松石制成的精美项链。

6 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

7 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

8 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。