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On Easter Island, entirely alone,
復(fù)活節(jié)島完全與世隔絕
They'll create a unique civilization,
他們要在祖先神靈的雕像環(huán)繞下
Surrounded by statues of their ancestral gods.
創(chuàng)建獨(dú)一無二的文明
If you think about it,virtually all the great monuments of the past
如果你好好想想就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn) 幾乎以前所有的偉大遺跡
were built for a spiritual purpose,
都是為了精神寄托而建立的
as if satisfying the human need to reach out to the afterlife.
正好滿足了人們觸碰來世的需要
And Easter Island reveals the urge to celebrate, to commemorate,
復(fù)活節(jié)島表明了人們對(duì)于 紀(jì)念和慶祝的渴望
epic monuments that are still impressive thousands of years later,
史詩般的遺跡在幾千年后 仍然耀眼無比 震撼人心
and will be thousands of years from now.
再過幾千年也依舊如此
Known as Moai,The tallest is 33 feet high and weighs 82 tons,
眾所周知的摩艾石像 最高可達(dá)三十三英尺 重八十二噸
As heavy as the space shuttle.
幾乎和宇航飛船一樣重
Humans work so hard.
人類如此辛勤的勞動(dòng)
We never just settle down and happily farm and live,
我們從未安于安定快樂的耕種生活
we're always building something, exploring something,
我們總是會(huì)建造 探索
doing something that's a challenge,that's bigger than ourselves.
做一些有挑戰(zhàn)的事情 那是比我們自己更龐大的東西
Legend says the statues walk magically into place.
傳說中石像是神奇地走到島上來的
In reality, they are dragged overland.
但實(shí)際上 它們是被拖拽到島上的
