piao liu zhe 18

Song 漂流者 18
Artist 英语听力
Album BBC南太平洋

Lyrics

[00:00.580] Discovered only 30 years ago,
[00:02.940] Fiji's largest surviving reptile was marooned on a handful of its outer islands
[00:09.540] Crested iguanas
[00:11.530] They're one of the toughest and most saltwater-tolerant lizards around
[00:15.800] In the breeding season,
[00:17.000] males, nearly a metre long battle it out for a mate
[00:21.000] They begin with a gentle bout of competitive head-bobbing
[00:24.160] If no-one backs down, things become more animated
[00:28.850] The loser scrambles for cover
[00:31.890] So where did these large lizards come from?
[00:34.090] Some speculate Asia, 4,000 miles to the west,
[00:37.660] others, the Americas, 5,000 miles to the east
[00:41.300] But how did they end up here in Fiji?
[00:43.800] One answer is that the iguanas, the frogs and the millipedes were all carried here by powerful oceanic forces
[00:50.990] Every day, large waves beat down on tiny islands across the Pacific
[00:56.130] Imposing as they may be,
[00:57.900] these have little impact on island life
[01:00.670] But every year, much larger waves rise out of the ocean