- 英語聽力 奇妙島嶼 05 歌詞
- 英語聽力
- Islands are a topsy-turvy world,
島嶼是個顛倒的世界
where evolution seems to follow a different set of rules.
在這裡演變似乎遵循不同的規則
North of New Caledonia lies the Solomon Islands archipelago,
新喀裡多尼亞北臨所羅門群島
a scattering of a thousand tropical islands.
所羅門群島由稀稀落落的上千個熱帶島嶼組成
For the select few animals that arrived here,
對於那些被選中能來到這兒的少量動物而言
these were brave new worlds, filled with possibilities.
這里便是美好新世界，充滿著無限可能
And to make the most of what they found here,
為了充分利用它們的發現
some adopted a whole new way of life.
一些生物採用了全新的生活方式
Among the successful colonists were skinks
在這些成功的“殖民者”中包括一些蜥蜴
- lizards that are usually small with short legs.
蜥蜴大都體小腿短
Quite a variety live here in the Solomons,
相當多的蜥蜴物種生活在這所羅門群島中
but there is one in these forests that's unlike any other skink on the planet.
但是在森林中有一種蜥蜴，它不同於地球上其它的同類
The monkey-tailed skink is up to 50 times heavier than your average skink,
猴尾蜥最大可達蜥蜴的平均體重的50倍
and is the world's largest.
它是世界上最大的蜥蜴
Most skinks spend their lives on the ground, but not this monster.
大部分蜥蜴終生居住在地上，但是這個怪物卻不是
This is the only skink to possess a prehensile tail
它是唯一一種擁有捲尾的蜥蜴
and unlike nearly all other skinks which dine on insects,
並且不像其它的蜥蜴以昆蟲為食
this gentle giant is entirely vegetarian.
這個龐然大物全然是個素食者
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