海洋岛屿 11-英语听力

[00:05.15]Crabs may not seem unusual
蟹似乎并非不寻常 [00:08.54]But there's one kind here that's like no other.
但这里有一种与众不同 [00:14.73]On this little island in Vanuatu lives a real oddity.
在瓦努阿图的这个小岛上生活着一种真正的怪物 [00:27.80]It's the largest terrestrial invertebrate on Earth
是地球上最大的陆栖无脊椎动物 [00:43.16]The robber crab.
——盗蟹 [00:46.92]The biggest can weigh up to four kilograms
最大的体重超过4公斤 [00:50.09]The same as a newborn baby
像新出生婴儿般大小 [00:52.30]And have a leg span of one meter.
一腿能跨1米 [00:56.01]It's a hermit crab on steroids.
像用了激素的寄生蟹 [01:01.36]At night, the huge "robbers" really come alive.
晚上“大盗”开始活跃起来 [01:21.14]Although these crabs are found throughout the Pacific
虽然这种蟹在太平洋能到处找到 [01:24.01]It's only on undisturbed islands that you can see them in such numbers.
但只有在人迹罕至的岛屿上才能看到它们数量如此众多 [01:31.04]Exactly why robber crabs have grown so big is a mystery
为什么盗蟹长得如此之大是个谜团 [01:36.09]But with so few creatures making it to these remote islands
只有少数的动物能到达这些偏远的岛屿 [01:40.23]The giant crustaceans seem to have filled a niche
大甲壳纲动物似乎填补了 [01:43.18]normally taken by medium-sized mammals.
通常中型哺乳类动物的位置