The ancestors of these Solomon Islanders
所罗门群岛人的祖先
Made that initial 60-mile crossing some 30 000 years ago
大约三万年前,他们的祖先成功完成了首次60英里的跨越
Whether their ancestors paddled across in hollowed-out tree trunks like these
他们的祖先是否像这样乘坐挖空的树干划船穿越?
Or floated on giant bamboo rafts no one knows
或是漂浮在巨大的竹筏上,无人知晓。
And with land occasionally in sight
偶尔会看到陆地
They would have surely been tempted to investigate
他们肯定会忍不住去调查
By the time people arrived
人们到达的时候
The Solomons were packed with almost a quarter of the plants and animals found in New Guinea
在新几内亚发现的动植物几乎有四分之一来自所罗门群岛
Including their old adversary the saltwater crocodile
包括他们宿敌——咸水鳄。