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It's difficult to believe that an advanced culture capable of carving and erecting these monoliths grew up in such a barren landscape.
難以相信一個成長在如此貧瘠景致里的先進文明能夠雕刻和豎立這些巨石
The truth is, it didn't.
事實是 它不是
When those first colonisers discovered Easter Island, this was a paradise.
首批開拓者發現復活節島時 這里是天堂
These empty cliffs were once home to the largest seabird colonies in the South Pacific.
這些空寂的峭壁曾是南太平洋中最大的海鳥群棲息地
Rich volcanic soils nourished a forest of giant palms that was home to many unique species,
肥沃的火山灰土滋養著巨大的棕櫚林 也是許多珍稀物種的發源地
including Easter Island versions of herons, parrots, rails and owls.
包括復活節島鷺 鸚鵡 秧雞 鸮
Today, they are all gone.
如今它們都消失了
The people, ultimately, didn't do much better.
人類最終沒有做得更好
The rise and tragic demise of the Easter Islanders, the Rapa Nui, is now legendary.
復活節島的人類經歷了興盛和悲慘的滅亡 拉帕奴伊是現代傳奇
This quarry once occupied the majority of the island's workforce, thousands of people,
這個采石場曾經有半數以上數千的島民在工作
with each clan trying to carve and raise a bigger, grander figure than those of their neighbours.
由于每個宗族都想把塑像雕得比鄰族更大更高
