奇妙岛屿 03 - 英语听力

[00:00.0]奇妙岛屿 03 - 英语听力
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[00:00.36]New Guinea is a vast island nestled close to the continental landmass of Australia
[00:06.3]新几内亚是一座辽阔的岛屿 坐落于澳大利亚大陆附近
[00:06.3]As we move south and east to smaller more distant islands
[00:09.94]随着我们往南边和东边移动 来到面积更小 更遥远的岛屿时
[00:09.94]The wildlife becomes even more unusual
[00:13.38]野生动物变得更加与众不同
[00:13.38]The little-known island of New Caledonia is a small sliver of Australia
[00:17.87]鲜为人知的新喀里多尼亚岛是澳大利亚一座狭长海岛
[00:17.87]That was cast adrift over 60 million years ago
[00:21.02]它在六千万年以前漂离大陆
[00:21.02]It's home to a creature that seems to have evolved quite strangely
[00:24.73]这里是演化过程非同寻常的动物的家园
[00:24.73]It has wings but it can't fly
[00:27.77]有一种鸟长着翅膀 但它不会飞翔
[00:27.77]It is the kagu
[00:30.04]这就是鹭鹤
[00:30.04]Kagu families stick together
[00:32.35]鹭鹤家族关系紧密
[00:32.35]With young from previous years helping to declare the family territory
[00:35.85]前几年出生的鹭鹤会帮忙捍卫家族领地
[00:35.85]All intruders are chased away
[00:38.79]所有入侵者都会惨遭驱逐
[00:38.79]It's the breeding season
[00:40.65]现在正是繁殖季节
[00:40.65]When males rekindle the flame with their life-long partners
[00:44.37]这时雄鸟与它们的终生伴侣重燃爱火
[00:44.37]It's hard to know what the kagu is related to
[00:47.82]难以分辨鹭鹤与哪种鸟类是近亲关系
[00:47.82]A heron a rail or maybe a pigeon
[00:51.02]苍鹭 秧鸡或者鸽子都有可能
[00:51.02]Its closest relative may actually be the sunbittern of South America
[00:56.03]与它关系最接近的鸟类可能是
[00:56.03]7,000 miles to the east
[01:01.003]生活在七千英里以东的南美日鳽