火山列岛 04-英语听力

[00:00.60]Pouring into the sea, Hawaii's lava has forged almost two and a half square kilometres of new land in less than 25 years
夏威夷火山的岩浆不停地涌入海洋，同时它在在25年不到的时间里几乎形成了2.5平方公里的新岛屿 [00:10.01]It's cold, hard rock - bleak, threatening and barren
岩石又冷又硬，暗淡，贫瘠且充满威胁 [00:16.94]But there are some colonisers who just won't be put off
然而一些殖民者可不会就此被阻止 [00:20.98]'Ohi'a lehua, a native plant and symbol of Hawaii, is among the first to flourish on this new land
桃金娘树，一种本地植物，也是夏威夷的象征，是最先在这片新土地上繁荣起来的生命之一 [00:30.71]This spindly bush will grow into a 30-metre-tall tree, its bright flowers are food for a variety of birds, like these Hawaiian honeycreepers
这些细长的灌木会长成30米高的树，它所结的明亮花朵是许多鸟类如木雀的食物 [00:41.42]But how on earth can a seed become a tree in a place where there is no soil and no sign of fresh water?
不过到底一粒种子如何能在一个没有土壤和淡水的地方长成一颗树呢？