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纪录片《南太平洋》 第01期 大洋小岛（25）

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Back then, its hills were cloaked with a forest of giant palms.

那时整个岛屿被巨大的棕榈林所覆盖

It was also home to one of the largest seabird colonies in the South Pacific.

这里也曾是南太平洋最大的海鸟栖息地

Initially1, life must have been easy for the Easter Islanders,the Rapa Nui.

最初复活节岛民，也就是拉帕努伊人的生活十分安逸

And with time on their hands,

随着生产力的发展

they set to work carving2 huge stone statues known as moai.

他们开始雕刻所谓摩艾的巨人石像

Before long, each clan3 was trying to carve larger,

从那以后，每一个部落都想雕出

grander figures than those of their neighbours competition that was to be their undoing4.

岛上最大最壮观的石像，这成为他们覆灭的根源

Vast quantities of wood were used to transport the stone statues,

大量的木材被用来运输石像

and slowly but surely, the Rapa Nui used up their island's precious resources.

他们逐渐耗尽了岛上宝贵的资源

Eventually, their civilisation5 descended6 into chaos7 and warfare8.

最后岛内文明也陷入了战乱之中

Clan fought against clan, with disastrous9 consequences.

部落间的对抗导致了灾难性的后果

By the time of their ultimate collapse10, the Rapa Nui had changed their island beyond recognition.

拉帕努伊人最终灭亡时，复活节岛已经面目全非


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1 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
2 carving 5wezxw     
n.雕刻品，雕花
参考例句：
  • All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
  • He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。
3 clan Dq5zi     
n.氏族，部落，宗族，家族，宗派
参考例句：
  • She ranks as my junior in the clan.她的辈分比我小。
  • The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.所以，中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。
4 undoing Ifdz6a     
n.毁灭的原因，祸根；破坏，毁灭
参考例句：
  • That one mistake was his undoing. 他一失足即成千古恨。
  • This hard attitude may have led to his undoing. 可能就是这种强硬的态度导致了他的垮台。
5 civilisation civilisation     
n.文明，文化，开化，教化
参考例句：
  • Energy and ideas are the twin bases of our civilisation.能源和思想是我们文明的两大基石。
  • This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation.这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。
6 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的，出身于...的
参考例句：
  • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
  • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
7 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
8 warfare XhVwZ     
n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突
参考例句：
  • He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
  • Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。
9 disastrous 2ujx0     
adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的
参考例句：
  • The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
  • Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。
10 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

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