脆弱天堂 01-英语听力

[00:00.000]The South Pacific is on the face of it， still a healthy ocean.
从表面上看，南太平洋仍然是一片健康的海洋。 [00:04.409]We depend on it.
我们依赖于它。 [00:05.628]Over 60% of the world's fish catch comes from the Pacific.
世界上超过60%的捕鱼量都来自太平洋。 [00:09.824]But like all oceans, it has little or no protection,so it may not stay healthy much longer.
但是和所有的海洋一样，我们对太平洋采取了很少甚至是没有采取保护政策，所以它很可能不会保持长久健康。 [00:16.864]So what's being done to preserve its natural treasures?
我们应该做些什么以保持其自然宝藏？ [00:20.364]And what does the future hold for this fragile paradise?
未来采取什么才能保护这个脆弱的自然天堂？ [00:24.938]For the South Pacific, this is a critical time.
对于南太平洋来说，现在是关键时刻。 [00:29.308]It's changing in ways that, if left unchecked,could develop into a global crisis.
它在不断的变化着，如果任其发展，可能会造成一场全球危机。 [00:34.308]Some of its residents have been through crisis before.
依赖南太平洋生存的一些物种曾经遭受过危机。 [00:38.407]Humpback whales were hunted so relentlessly during the last century that their numbers crashed by 90%.
在上个世纪座头鲸遭到无情的捕杀导致其数量下降了90%。 [00:45.403]But recently, they've made a comeback, surging from 5,000 to 60,000 animals.
但是最近，它们的数量有所回升，从5000头上涨，到60000头。 [00:52.003]Their blubber is no longer boiled down，for oil.
它们的鲸脂不再被归结为石油。 [00:55.050]Today, these whales are greeted by boats loaded not with harpoons, but with tourists.
现在，迎接这些鲸类的不是带有鱼叉的船只，而是满载有游客的观光船。 [01:01.124]The waters of Tonga are one of the few places in the world where it's legal to get in and meet the giants face to face.
汤加海域是世界上为数不多的合法的能与巨鲸面对面的地方。