奇妙岛屿 06-英语听力

[00:00.57]As in New Guinea, there are no monkeys on these islands,
在新几内亚 这些岛屿上没有猴子 [00:03.66]so this skink simply filled the gap in the market and branched out.
因此石龙子就简单得填补了这个市场并且枝开叶散 [00:07.60]It even forms social bonds with other monkey-tailed skinks,
它甚至和其它卷尾石龙子结成了群体连系 [00:12.50]a rare characteristic among reptiles of any description.
这个特征在任何种类的爬行动物当中相当罕见 [00:17.00]This skink may be an oddity, but that is exactly why it thrives here.
石龙子也许是个怪物，但这正是它为什么能在此兴旺发达 [00:22.03]For a leaf-eater these islands are paradise.
对于食叶的来说这些岛就是天堂 [00:26.07]For others, though, life can be a little harder.
对于其它的动物，尽管生存有点艰难 [00:30.07]Islanders only succeed by making the most of what's around them.
岛民们唯一成功的机会就是充分利用周围一切 [00:34.52]Even spiders have their uses.
甚至蜘蛛都有自己的一套办法 [00:37.64]On Santa Catalina Island in the Solomons,
在所罗门群岛的圣凯特丽娜岛上 [00:40.64]a fisherman prepares to go fishing.
一名渔夫准备去捕鱼 [00:43.60]He seeks out a particular spider web,
他认出一张特别的蜘蛛网 [00:47.11]one that is strong and intricately spun.
一张有力而杂乱的结网 [00:50.52]The fish he's after can't be caught on hooks,
他想得到的鱼是不能用钩子捕获的 [00:54.99]their mouths are too narrow.
鱼嘴太狭小了 [00:57.30]So he has to be creative.
因此他必须要有创造性 [00:59.97]No rod or reel, just a kite,
不用竿和卷轴 只用风筝 [01:03.09]and the spider silk, wound into a lure.
蜘蛛丝拉成一个诱饵 [01:05.88]