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All these islands erupted out of the sea
這些島嶼都是由海洋火山噴發形成的
and were ripe for colonisation.
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The ancestors of these Solomon Islanders
大約在3萬年前
made that initial 60-mile crossing some 30,000 years ago.
所羅門島民的祖先穿越了最初的50公里
Whether their ancestors paddled across in hollowed-out tree trunks like these,
祖先們是依靠簡易的獨木舟
or floated on giant bamboo rafts, no-one knows.
還是利用巨大竹筏，已經無從考證
And with land occasionally in sight,
由于難得見到陸地
they would have surely been tempted to investigate.
他們渴望向外界探索
By the time people arrived,
在人類抵達之前
the Solomons were packed with almost a quarter of the plants and animals found in New Guinea
這些新幾內亞的動物、植物居民就已經遍布所羅門島
including their old adversary, the saltwater crocodile.
其中也包括它們的敵人，咸水鱷。
