奇妙岛屿 05 - 英语听力
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
Islands are a topsy-turvy world
岛屿是一个颠倒的世界
Where evolution seems to follow a different set of rules
在这里,进化似乎遵循着不同的规则
North of New Caledonia lies the Solomon Islands archipelago
新喀里多尼亚以北,坐落着所罗门群岛
A scattering of a thousand tropical islands
一片由上千个热带岛屿组成的群岛
For the select few animals that arrived here
对于少数抵达这里的动物来说
These were brave new worlds filled with possibilities
这是一个充满可能性的全新世界
And to make the most of what they found here
为了充分利用这里的一切
Some adopted a whole new way of life
一些动物选择了全新的生活方式
Among the successful colonists were skinks
在成功的殖民者中,有石龙子
Lizards that are usually small with short legs
这些蜥蜴通常体型较小,腿短
Quite a variety live here in the Solomon's
所罗门群岛上生活着多种多样的蜥蜴
But there is one in these forests that's unlike any other skink on the planet
但在这片森林中,有一种蜥蜴与地球上其他石龙子截然不同
The monkey-tailed skink is up to 50 times heavier than your average skink
猴尾蜥蜴的体重可达普通石龙子的50倍
And is the world's largest
并且是世界上最大的
Most skinks spend their lives on the ground but not this monster
大多数石龙子生活在地面上,但这种巨兽却不同
This is the only skink to possess a prehensile tail
这是唯一一种拥有卷曲尾巴的石龙子
And unlike nearly all other skinks which dine on insects
与几乎所有以昆虫为食的石龙子不同
This gentle giant is entirely vegetarian
这个温和的巨兽完全是素食主义者