纪录片《南太平洋》 第39期 四海为家（07）

All these islands erupted out of the sea

这些岛屿都是由海洋火山喷发形成的

and were ripe for colonisation.

为开拓者提供了条件

The ancestors of these Solomon Islanders

大约在3万年前

made that initial 60-mile crossing some 30,000 years ago.

所罗门岛民的祖先穿越了最初的50公里

Whether their ancestors paddled across in hollowed-out tree trunks like these,

祖先们是依靠简易的独木舟

or floated on giant bamboo rafts, no-one knows.

还是利用巨大竹筏，已经无从考证

And with land occasionally in sight,

由于难得见到陆地

they would have surely been tempted¹ to investigate.

他们渴望向外界探索

By the time people arrived,

在人类抵达之前

the Solomons were packed with almost a quarter of the plants and animals found in New Guinea

这些新几内亚的动物、植物居民就已经遍布所罗门岛

including their old adversary², the saltwater crocodile.

其中也包括它们的敌人，咸水鳄。

1 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

2 adversary   

adj.敌手，对手

参考例句：

• He saw her as his main adversary within the company.他将她视为公司中主要的对手。
• They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。