奇妙岛屿 22

原歌词

[00:00.20]	Major celebrations surround the giving and receiving of these prized assets.
[00:04.76]	And since the Toka only occurs once every three or four years,
[00:08.59]	everyone jumps at the chance to dress up.
[00:11.28]	The dancing goes on for three days.
[00:13.71]	Each village attempts to out-dance its neighbours in a display of friendly rivalry.
[00:18.54]	You could say this is Strictly Come Dancing, Vanuatu-style.
[00:21.62]	In the past, tribal rivalry was far more serious.
[00:25.56]	On this island, there were precious few wild animals to hunt.
[00:29.46]	Pigs would have been essential protein,
[00:32.30]	but if they died, perhaps through disease,
[00:35.54]	what else did the islanders have to eat?
[00:38.61]	The great-grandparents of these dancers were cannibals.
[00:42.36]	Life on an isolated Pacific island is eternally poised on a knife-edge.
[00:47.06]	Nowhere is this more apparent than on the single most remote island in the Pacific,
[00:53.05]	Easter Island.
[00:54.53]	This tiny speck of land has an extraordinary story to tell,
[00:57.92]	with new twists turning up still to this day.
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歌词翻译

[00:00.20]	主要的几个庆典活动围绕着这些宝贵资产的授受而展开。
[00:04.76]	由于托加节每三、四年才举办一次，
[00:08.59]	每个人都赶着抓住机会盛装打扮。
[00:11.28]	舞蹈共持续三天时间。
[00:13.71]	在友善竞技的表演中，每个村落都试图要比邻村跳得更好。
[00:18.54]	你也可以说这是瓦努尔图版的《舞动奇迹》。
[00:21.62]	在过去，部落对抗远比这严峻的多
[00:25.56]	在这座岛上，可供捕食的野生动物十分珍贵稀少。
[00:29.46]	猪本应是蛋白质的基本来源，
[00:32.30]	但如果它们都死了，可能是因为疾病，
[00:35.54]	岛民们还能吃什么呢？
[00:38.61]	这些舞者的曾祖父辈们曾是食人族。
[00:42.36]	在孤绝的太平洋岛屿上，生命永远游走于刀锋之上。
[00:47.06]	太平洋上没有哪个地方比这个最边远的孤岛更能体现这一点，
[00:53.05]	复活岛
[00:54.53]	这块小小的陆地有着不同寻常的故事，
[00:57.92]	时至今日故事又有了出乎意料的变化。
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