纪录片《南太平洋》 第153期 脆弱天堂（02）

Some of its residents have been through crisis before.

有些定居者从前就经历过危机

Humpback whales were hunted so relentlessly¹ during the last century that their numbers crashed by 90%.

在上个世纪里大翅鲸被大肆捕猎 它们的数量锐减了90%

But recently, they've made a comeback, surging from 5,000 to 60,000 animals.

但是最近 它们的数量开始恢复 从5,000只激增至60,000只

Their blubber is no longer boiled down for oil.

它们的鲸脂不再被熬作油

Today, these whales are greeted by boats loaded not with harpoons², but with tourists.

今天 迎接这些鲸鱼的船上装载的不是鱼叉 而是游客

The waters of Tonga are one of the few places in the world

汤加的海域是世界上少数能够合法地

where it's legal to get in and meet the giants face to face.

与这些大鱼直接面对面的地方之一

Some claim that to look into the eye of a whale is a life-changing experience.

有人称与鲸鱼对视是一种人生改变的体验

In the 1970s, a campaign to "Save the Whale" made the headlines around the world,

1970年代 一场"拯救鲸鱼"运动 成为全球的重大新闻

and led to an unprecedented³ agreement to protect what remained of the world's whales.

并达成了一项前所未有的协议 来保护世界上仅存的鲸鱼

It proved that global pressure CAN save wildlife that's under threat.

它证明全球的压力能解救处于 威胁之下的野生物种

So what are the current threats to wildlife in the Pacific?

那么太平洋里的野生动物 现在面临什么样的威胁呢?

1 relentlessly   

adv.不屈不挠地；残酷地；不间断

参考例句：

• The African sun beat relentlessly down on his aching head. 非洲的太阳无情地照射在他那发痛的头上。
• He pursued her relentlessly, refusing to take 'no' for an answer. 他锲而不舍地追求她，拒不接受“不”的回答。

2 harpoons   

n.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的名词复数 )v.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Greenpeace hopes to position its boats between the harpoons and the whales. 绿色和平希望他们的船能开到港口与鲸鱼群之间的地方。 来自互联网
• NIV Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 7[和合]你能用倒钩枪扎满它的皮，能用鱼叉叉满它的头吗？ 来自互联网

3 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。