奇妙岛屿 17-英语听力

[00:00.00]Fortunately for the Stephens Island tuatara,
斯蒂芬岛屿上的大蜥蜴是幸运的 [00:03.04]it did survive a brief mammal invasion.
它成功地在哺乳动物入侵中存活下来 [00:05.93]But for some of the other wildlife here,
但是对这儿其它的野生动物而言 [00:08.14]the invasion was rather more catastrophic.
这场入侵就更是一场灾难 [00:11.35]The island had been uninhabited and largely ignored,
这座岛屿原本无人居住且为世人所遗忘 [00:14.68]but that all changed with the construction
但是1894年一座灯塔的建成 [00:17.38]of this lighthouse back in 1894.
改变了这一切 [00:21.45]when the newly installed keeper,a Mr Lyall,
该灯塔的新任看守者莱尔先生 [00:24.98]found an unusual wren on the island,
发现了这座岛屿上有一种特殊的鹪鹩 [00:27.57]he sent a specimen to London for identification.
于是他寄了一份标本到伦敦请专家鉴定 [00:31.19]Like many island birds,
就如同所有生活在岛上的鸟儿一样 [00:33.16]it was flightless.
鹪鹩不会飞行 [00:34.97]And perhaps that's why it wasn't Mr Lyall
也许这就是为什么并非是这位莱尔先生 [00:37.86]who first discovered the bird,
第一个发现这种鸟儿的 [00:39.69]but his four-legged companion.
而是他那用四条腿行走的伙伴 [00:42.15]Tibbles proved to be a very efficient specimen collector.
事实证明莱尔先生的伙伴泰伯斯是一高效标本收集者 [00:46.47]So much so,
它捕捉的猎物太多了 [00:47.57]in fact, that one year later,
以至于一年后 [00:50.16]when the bird was officially declared a new species,
当这种鸟儿被官方认定为一种新品种时 [00:53.20]Mr Lyall had to regretfully inform the scientific community at large that
莱尔先生只能遗憾地报告科学界 [00:58.11]the species was now extinct.
这种鸟儿已经灭绝了 [01:02.29]In truth,
事实上 [01:03.06]Tibbles wasn't the only feline to blame,
泰伯斯不是第一只因此而被指责的猫 [01:05.38]but the ease with which the Stephens Island wren had been dispatched was alarming.
但是斯蒂芬岛鹪鹩的迅速消亡给人们敲响了警钟