纪录片《南太平洋》 第02期 大洋小岛（02）

Out of the blue, a giant emerges from the deep.

一个巨怪冲出蔚蓝的海面

Right now, the monster moves silently, but it's equipped with an awesome¹ force.

此刻，它悄然涌动，但随时会释放出恐怖的力量

Some of the largest waves in the world break on South Pacific islands.

世界上最大的海浪拍击着南太平洋岛屿

Their birth sums up the scale of this ocean.

巨浪的诞生显示出这片海洋的广袤

The storm swell² that made these waves

风暴掀起巨浪

has travelled 3,000 miles to reach this shallow reef.

在奔袭2600海里之后，抵达此处的浅海暗礁

These distances proved a great challenge for animal castaways,

漂流动物面临着超长旅途的挑战

but when they found new land, many evolved into new species.

当发现新陆地时，它们多数进化成为新物种

Human colonisers followed similar routes,

人类也以同样的方式移民

and the ocean that isolated³ them from the rest of the world became central to their culture.

将他们与世隔绝的海洋被视为文化的中心

The big waves were an inspiration,

弄潮精神世代相传

and riding them has been a tradition here for more than 1,500 years.

当地人驾驭海浪的传统已有1500年的历史

1 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

2 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

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。