纪录片《南太平洋》 第114期 水火相容（19）

Some atolls are round, their rings unbroken...

有些珊瑚环岛是圆的，它们的环形没有打破

while others have been bent¹ out of shape by ocean currents and earthquakes.

其余的已经被洋流和地震弄得弯曲走样了。

And a few span huge distances,

有几个跨径距离巨大

a testament² to volcanoes whose size and power were once truly colossal³.

实际证明了火山曾经的规模和力量实在巨大

Rangiroa in French Polynesia.

法属玻利尼西亚的朗伊罗阿

Over 30 miles wide, its lagoon⁴ is so large that if you were floating in its centre,

超过30英里宽，如果你漂浮在巨大的礁湖中心，

you wouldn't see land in any direction.

你看不到任何方向有陆地

The story of land building in the South Pacific

南太平洋中岛屿产生的故事

may start with volcanic⁵ eruptions⁶... but it doesn't end there.

始于火山爆发，但并不会这里结束。

A volcano once formed an island here, but it sank back below the surface.

这里曾经有一座形成岛屿的火山，但它沉回水下了。

Now it's on the rise again. This is the extraordinary Kingman Reef.

如今它又再次上升。这是奇特的金曼礁。

Over 3,000 miles from the nearest continent, it is one of the last pristine⁷ coral reefs left in the world.

离最近的大陆超过3000英里，这是世上留下最后的原始状态的珊瑚礁之一。

1 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

2 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

3 colossal   

adj.异常的，庞大的

参考例句：

• There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
• Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。

4 lagoon   

n.泻湖，咸水湖

参考例句：

• The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.那个咸水湖聚满了热带鱼。
• This area isolates a restricted lagoon environment.将这一地区隔离起来使形成一个封闭的泻湖环境。

5 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。

6 eruptions   

n.喷发，爆发( eruption的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 火山喷发已导致200多人丧生。 来自辞典例句

7 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。