纪录片《南太平洋》 第100期 水火相容（05）

'Ohi'a lehua, a native plant and symbol of Hawaii, is among the first to flourish on this new land.

桃金娘花，原产植物，夏威夷标志，在新土地上率先茂盛起来。

This spindly bush will grow into a 30m-tall tree,

这种细长的灌木能长到30米高

its bright flowers food for a variety of birds, like these Hawaiian honey creepers.

它鲜艳的花朵是各种鸟类的食物，像这些夏威夷蜜匍匐植物。

But how on earth can a seed become a tree

一粒种子究竟怎么在无土

In a place where there is no soil and no sign of fresh water?

无淡水痕迹的地方长成大树的?

The long, tenacious¹ roots of the 'ohi'a wend their way through the cracks

桃金娘花长长的坚韧根部穿过缝隙

and penetrate² deep into the rock in search of trapped water and nutrients³.

深入岩石深处寻找淡水和养分

Their quest leads them to a remarkable⁴, subterranean⁵ world.

探索把它们带往神奇的地下世界

Once, a raging torrent⁶ of lava⁷ flowed right through here.

曾经有熔岩流正好这里奔流而过

When it stopped, this was all that remained...

当熔岩停止时，它就会留下...

..a lava tube... pitch black, constantly damp... and very cold.

熔岩管，乌黑，常年潮湿，非常冷。

1 tenacious   

adj.顽强的，固执的，记忆力强的，粘的

参考例句：

• We must learn from the tenacious fighting spirit of Lu Xun.我们要学习鲁迅先生韧性的战斗精神。
• We should be tenacious of our rights.我们应坚决维护我们的权利。

2 penetrate   

v.透(渗)入；刺入，刺穿；洞察，了解

参考例句：

• Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.西方观念逐渐传入东方。
• The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest.阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。

3 nutrients   

n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
• Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

5 subterranean   

adj.地下的，地表下的

参考例句：

• London has 9 miles of such subterranean passages.伦敦像这样的地下通道有9英里长。
• We wandered through subterranean passages.我们漫游地下通道。

6 torrent   

n.激流，洪流；爆发，(话语等的)连发

参考例句：

• The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。

7 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。