(单词翻译:单击)
Any land animals cut off from the mainland, had to adapt to perish, and on this island, one species has done so well, it's positively flourished.
而被隔绝的大陆动物如果不能适应就只好灭亡 。在这个小岛上有一种动物就适应得很好,种群欣欣向荣 。
This is a yellow spotted monitor lizard,goanna,a few from this neck of woods,and it's a very successful in abundant animal on this island,
这是一只黄点砂巨蜥 。当地人叫它goanna, 它成功地适应了岛上的环境,大量繁衍 。
And it made really impressional Captain Cook when he came here in 1770, to the degree when they sunk down to think about a name for the island,
当库克船长1770年来到这里时,巨蜥给他留下了深刻印象 。当他坐下来为这个岛想一个名字的时候,
not to be a too long process I think, he thought it's a island, and it's covered in lizards, got it, lizard island, which is rather clever I think, you see why he did that.
我觉得一定没费多长时间 。他想这是个岛而且到处都是蜥蜴,有了,蜥蜴岛 。我觉得这个名字很贴切 。你看到它在这里做了什么呢?
When hunting, the goanna is alert to any movement,if the grasshopper remains still, it has a chance of escaping the goanna's attention.
当猎食的时候,巨蜥对任何移动物体都相当敏感,如果蚱蜢不动,它就有机会逃脱 。