纪录片《南太平洋》 第04期 大洋小岛（04）

Starting in the Antarctic, they've drifted for nearly eight months...

从南极圈出发，它们漂流了近8个月

on the way, passing the most southerly outpost in the South Pacific.

途经南太平洋最南端

Where New Zealand's temperate¹ seas merge²

在新西兰的温暖海域

with the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, lies a solitary³ piece of land.

与南部大洋浮冰水域相接之处静卧着一座孤岛

85 miles of wave-lashed coastline. It looks desolate⁴, but it's not deserted⁵.

海浪拍打着136公里长的海岸线。岛屿看似荒凉，但它并未被遗弃。

At certain times of year,there's more life here than on any other island in the Pacific.

在一年中的某些时候，这里聚集的生物数量会超过太平洋的其他岛屿

In August, after months at sea elephant seals arrive.

在海上漂泊数月的海象于8月份来到这里

They depend on this island for breeding.

它们需要在这座岛上繁育后代

Macquarie will soon be heaving with 60,000 elephant seals, but they won't have the beaches to themselves.

麦加利岛很快挤满了近6000只海象，但它们不会独占海滩。

1 temperate   

adj.温和的，温带的，自我克制的，不过分的

参考例句：

• Asia extends across the frigid,temperate and tropical zones.亚洲地跨寒、温、热三带。
• Great Britain has a temperate climate.英国气候温和。

2 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

3 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

4 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

5 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。