纪录片《我们的地球》 第237期 偏远岛屿(08)

Island life encourages animals to do things differently.

岛屿生态迫使动物另辟蹊径。

And on some islands that is essential.

在某些岛上，这是必备的生存技能。

There are islands still forming today... built by volcanoes.

由于火山运动，现在仍有岛屿不断形成。

Some erupt explosively.

有些火山喷发剧烈。

Others pour out rivers of molten rock. Lava¹.

有些则熔化岩石。化作岩浆。

In the last 50 years, ten new volcanic² islands have been formed.

在近五十年内已经形成了十个新的火山岛。

Newly created and often remote, they're hard for colonists³ to reach.

由于形成时间晚，又常十分偏远，鲜少有生命踏足。

Even those that do find these are tough places to survive.

即使有，环境也极其难以生存。

This is Fernandina, one of the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific.

这是费尔南迪纳岛，太平洋加拉帕戈斯群岛的一部分。

Young and still volcanically⁴ active, it's a desolate⁵ place.

这座年轻的活火山岛屿一片荒凉。

1 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。

2 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。

3 colonists   

n.殖民地开拓者，移民，殖民地居民( colonist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas. 欧洲的殖民者移居到了美洲的许多地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some of the early colonists were cruel to the native population. 有些早期移居殖民地的人对当地居民很残忍。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 volcanically   

adv.火山似地，猛烈地

参考例句：

5 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。