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Major celebrations surround the giving and receiving of these prized assets
盛大的庆祝活动围绕着这些珍贵资产的赠送与接收
And since the Toka only occurs once every three or four years
由于托卡节每三四年才举行一次
Everyone jumps at the chance to dress up
每个人都抓住机会盛装打扮
The dancing goes on for three days
舞蹈持续三天
Each village attempts to out-dance its neighbours in a display of friendly rivalry
每个村庄都试图以舞蹈胜过邻村，展示友好的竞争
You could say this is Strictly Come Dancing Vanuatu-style
你可以说这是瓦努阿图版的“舞动奇迹”
In the past tribal rivalry was far more serious
过去，部落间的竞争要激烈得多
On this island there were precious few wild animals to hunt
在这座岛上，可供狩猎的野生动物寥寥无几
Pigs would have been essential protein
猪曾是必不可少的蛋白质来源
But if they died perhaps through disease
但如果它们因疾病而死亡
What else did the islanders have to eat
岛民们还能吃些什么呢
The great-grandparents of these dancers were cannibals
这些舞者的曾祖父母曾是食人族
Life on an isolated Pacific island is eternally poised on a knife-edge
在孤立的太平洋岛屿上，生活永远处于刀锋边缘
Nowhere is this more apparent than on the single most remote island in the Pacific
这一点在太平洋最偏远的岛屿上尤为明显
Easter Island
复活节岛
This tiny speck of land has an extraordinary story to tell
这片小小的土地有着非凡的故事
With new twists turning up still to this day
时至今日，新的转折仍在不断涌现