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There are thousands of islands in the South Pacific.
南太平洋有数千座岛屿
Many are unbelievably remote.
许多岛屿极其偏远
Some are thousands of miles away from the nearest continent
有些离最近的大陆有数千哩远
and hundreds of miles from their nearest neighbour.
最近的邻居也有数百哩
Imagine each island as a castle
把个岛想像成一座城堡
and the ocean a giant moat
海洋就是延伸到地平线
stretching to the horizon in every direction
每个方向的巨大护城河
and you have captured the essence of their isolation.
你能领略到它们隔绝的实质
It's a wonder how any life reached these islands at all.
真惊讶有些生命如何到达这些岛屿的
But no matter how remote or small an island is
但不管岛如何的偏远和微小
animals have somehow conquered the massive ocean barrier
动物们总有办法克服广阔海洋的障碍
to reach these specks of land.
来到这些尘埃般的陆地斑点上
For the lucky few that made it
对于少数到达的幸运儿
South Pacific islands provided great opportunities.
南太平洋群岛提供了很多的机会
Once here, they had the freedom to be different.
一旦到这，它们就有了不同的自由
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