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The creatures that do most of the work,
正是这些生物做了大部分的工作
turn most of the energy,
转化了大部分的能源
save most of the material
节约了大部分的材料
and allow us to reinsert big animals with some confidence.
才让我们有信心把大型动物安置在这里
Have you got it in the vial yet?
你把蚂蚁放到小瓶子里了吗
Yeah, I've got three of them. - Oh, good!
是 我放了3只 -哦 好
Professor Wilson was one of the first scientists to explore this area
威尔逊教授是最早探索该地区的科学家之一
together with local wildlife biologist Tonga Tortuda.
同行的还有当地野生生物学家唐加·托奇塔
If you could gather them all up,
如果你可以把他们都聚在一起
all these little invertebrate creatures, and weigh them,
那些小小的无脊椎动物 然后称下重量
they would weigh far more
他们可能
than all of the big animals put together,
比这里所有的大型动物加起来还要重
even in a fully restored park.
即使是在一个生态完全恢复的公园里
It's these little creatures, together with the plants and trees,
正是这些小小的生物 还有植物
that still make this place
使这个地方
a viable option for reintroducing bigger animals.
成为重新引进大型动物的可选之地
I can't be sure that's a new species,
我不确定这是个新物种
but this is the kind of thing that might be.
但很有可能是的
This park came that close to vanishing...
这个公园几乎就要消失了
..And I'm happy to report it is coming back.
我非常高兴地宣布它复苏了

重点解释

If you could gather them all up,如果你可以把他们都聚在一起

gather up使聚集, 收拢, 集拢

She told the children to gather up their toys.

她叫孩子们把玩具收拢在一起。

He gathered up his strength for the hard job.

他振作精神去承担这项艰难的工作。

they would weigh far more than all of the big animals put together,他们可能比这里所有的大型动物加起来还要重

far more 多得多

A comparable car would cost far more abroad.

类似的车子在国外要贵的多。

It's been using a lot of petrol lately, far more than usually.

近来这辆车的耗油量很大，远远超过了平时的水平。

This park came that close to vanishing...这个公园几乎就要消失了

close to接近于

Her remarks were embarrassingly close to home.

她说的那些话很露骨而使人感到很尴尬。

David's house is quite close to the Global Theater.

大卫的家离环球剧院很近。