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点击复制Pentecost men have been leaping head first from wooden scaffolds
勇气可嘉的 Pentecost 男子
With only forest vines to break their fall
仅凭森林藤蔓缓冲坠落冲击
A tradition that inspired modern bungee jumping
传承激发现代蹦极跃
The jumps may look like acts of madness
这些跳跃看似疯狂之举。
But the festival's origins have a serious side
但是这个节日的起源有其严肃的一面
They celebrate the annual harvest of their staple crop
他们庆祝主要作物的丰收
And with up to nine cyclones pounding the South Pacific a year
南太平洋每年遭受多达九次飓风侵袭
A successful harvest is worth celebrating
丰收在望值得庆贺
The close calls with Mother Earth are not miscalculations
与大地母亲擦肩而过，绝非失算。
The diver's hair is actually meant to brush the ground
潜水者头发扫过地面，寓意着施肥的象征性行为
In a symbolic act of fertilisation
以施肥的庄严仪式
And it's believed the closer the jumper gets to the ground
人们相信，跳跃者离地面越近
The taller the crops will grow the next year
跳得越低，来年庄稼长得越高