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Without charts or compasses,He has traveled 2,500 miles,
没有地图和罗盘 他走了两千五百英里
To one of the remotest places on earth.
来到了世界的尽头
A volcanic island, half the size of Detroit,
在茫茫的太平洋上 有一个火山岛

In the vast emptiness of the Pacific Ocean.
只有底特律的一半大小
I've sailed across the Pacific and I know how big that ocean is, it's huge.
我航行穿越过太平洋 我知道这片海洋有多大 它壮美辽阔
You're down in a canoe,you can only see four, five maybe six miles.
你乘着独木舟 视野只达四 五英里 最多不过六英里
You can't see that far, you're on the sea level.
你看不到那么远 因为你是在海平面上
If you sail past an atoll, it's only a tree high.
如果你绕过珊瑚礁 它就只有一棵树那么高
If you're ten miles away, you've missed it.
如果你在十英里开外 就会与它擦身而过
So actually putting a real needle in a haystack,
实际上 在太平洋上找到复活岛
you'll find that needle before you'll to find Easter Island.
比在干草堆上找根针还难
The key to crossing the ocean: an instinct for navigation.
穿越海洋的秘诀在于航海的天分
The Polynesians were so amazing.
波利尼西亚人十分惊人
Their ability to navigate,their understanding of the stars,
他们的航海技能 他们的天文知识
celestial navigation was unparalleled.
他们的天文导航能力是无与伦比的
And they used it to spread over almost the entire Pacific,
他们用这方法几乎走遍了太平洋
all the way to New Zealand.
还有所有通向新西兰的航道

重点讲解

1、instinct
本能;天性
I didn't have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers.
我不像别的母亲那样有那么强烈的母性本能。
The basis for training relies on the dog's natural instinct to hunt and retrieve.
训练是基于狗搜寻和衔回的天生本能。
天分;天资;天赋的才能
Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land.
农民正在逐渐丢失经营土地的本领。
Irene is so incredibly musical and has a natural instinct to perform.
艾琳有着极高的音乐天分和天生的表演才能。
本能反应;心里的话
I should've gone with my first instinct, which was not to do the interview.
我本该听从自己的第一反应,不接受这次采访的。
She hadn't followed her instinct and because of this Frank was dead.
她没有听从自己心里的话,弗兰克因此死了。
2、navigate
为(船只、飞机等)导航;确定…的航行方向;(船只、飞机等)驶向
Captain Cook safely navigated his ship without accident for 100 voyages.
库克船长驾驶的船安全出航100次无事故。
The purpose of the visit was to navigate into an ice-filled fiord.
这次出行是为了能驶入冰雪覆盖的峡湾。
(船只)航行于，横渡
a lock system to allow sea-going craft to navigate the upper reaches of the river.
使海轮可以进入河流上游地区航行的河闸控制系统
Such boats can navigate on the Nile.
这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。