奇妙岛屿 21-英语听力

[00:00.00]Thousands of species have humans to thank for
成千上万的物种应当感谢人类 [00:02.88]bringing them to islands throughout the Pacific.
带他们漂洋过海来到了这岛屿群 [00:05.82]But there's one animal that has been a valued travelling companion
自从人类航行的痕迹在这片海域出现 [00:09.36]for as long as people have sailed this ocean.
某种动物就成为旅行的最有价值伴侣 [00:11.95]Wherever people went,
人们在哪里安家 [00:13.23]pigs went too.
人们就在哪里养猪 [00:15.29]In Vanuatu,
瓦努阿图 [00:16.45]1,200 miles north of New Zealand,
位于新西兰以北1200米 [00:19.48]the people of Tanna Island have gathered for a festival.
在这儿，岛上的居民聚集在一起欢庆节日 [00:23.51]Like an expensive car in Western culture,
在西方文化中昂贵的私家车是身份和地位的象征 [00:26.39]here pigs are a symbol of wealth and status.
在这岛上猪是岛上居民财身家地位的象征 [00:29.88]The Toka festival celebrates the end of warfare between rival clans,
十日节是用以庆祝敌对部落间争战的结束 [00:34.44]and pigs are at the centre of it.
猪是本节日的重头戏 [00:36.92]To attend, each village must bring some to the party,
参加庆祝活动的村子都必须带点东西参加庆祝派对 [00:39.99]that's a lot of pigs.
这就是为什么这里有这么多的猪 [00:41.63]Some will be butchered for a feast,
其中一些会被宰了送上宴席 [00:43.54]others given away.
其他的则会分发出去 [00:44.89]But to take one of these pigs home,
不过，若是要带一头猪回家 [00:46.66]a family must agree to one day repay the debt
这户人家必须答应某天送出一头猪 [00:50.11]and it's these pig debts that help strengthen the bonds
换这次的欠下的“猪债” [00:52.69]between the different villages.
而这种所谓的“猪债”能加强这些村子之间联系。