- 英語聽力 奇妙島嶼 18 歌詞
- 英語聽力
- The cats were removed from Stephens Island,
這些貓後來被清出斯蒂芬斯島了
but it was too late for the wren.
但對鷓鷯來說為時已晚
Now only known from a few cat-chewed museum specimens,
現在對鷓鷯的了解僅限於少數幾個被貓咬過的樣本
evolving to be flightless had proven fatal.
由此證明它們在演化過程中失去飛行能力這一點是致命的
So it seems there is a trade-off.
所以，似乎是有得有失
The freedom of island life allows a species to relax its guard ,
島嶼生活的自由會讓物種放鬆警惕
but that can leave it defenceless.
但也有可能令其失去防禦能力
on the main islands of New Zealand,
在新西蘭主要的島嶼上
similar dramas have played out time and time again.
類似劇情一再上演
Forests dominated by giant kauri trees once covered the North Island.
以巨型貝殼杉為主的森林曾經覆蓋著北島
The fragments that remain look much like they have for millennia,
留存下來的碎片看起來千年未變
but looks can be deceiving.
但外表是會騙人的
A few centuries ago,
幾百年前
this forest echoed with the calls of strange and wonderful birds.
這片森林裡迴盪著奇妙鳥類的鳴叫聲
Most famous was the giant moa,
其中最有名的是巨型恐鳥
which looked a bit like an ostrich,
看起來有點像鴕鳥
but taller than an elephant.
但長得比大像還高
And there are many more birds
還有更多鳥類
whose haunting songs now exist here only in memory.
其令人難以忘懷的歌聲現在就只存在記憶中
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