Human history across most of the South Pacific dates back less than 2,000 years. By comparison, animal colonisers first arrived on these shores over 30 million years ago. Yet by the 12th century, people had colonised almost every habitable piece of land. Surrounded by water, the ocean became embedded in their culture - sometimes in surprising ways. In the Banks Islands, women use the sea to make music. And their songs celebrate the creatures that live in it. No matter where people settled in the South Pacific, their survival depended on a deep understanding of the ocean and its wildlife. And there's one ocean event that has featured in the Pacific islanders' calendar since they first arrived here. | |
人类穿越南太平洋的历史可上溯至少2千年,相比之下第一个到达这些海岸的动物开拓者已超过3千万年了。自12世纪以来,人类几乎开拓了每块能居住的陆地,被海水包围海洋已深深嵌入他们的文明中,虽然有时是用令人惊奇的方式。在班克斯岛,女人用海洋作音乐,她们用歌声来赞美生活在这里的动物。不管人类定居在南太平洋哪里,他们的生存都依赖于对海洋和野外动物的深刻了解。自从他们第一次到达这里,就作为一项海洋事项被记录进了南太平洋的日历中。 |
Human history across most of the South Pacific dates back less than 2, 000 years. By comparison, animal colonisers first arrived on these shores over 30 million years ago. Yet by the 12th century, people had colonised almost every habitable piece of land. Surrounded by water, the ocean became embedded in their culture sometimes in surprising ways. In the Banks Islands, women use the sea to make music. And their songs celebrate the creatures that live in it. No matter where people settled in the South Pacific, their survival depended on a deep understanding of the ocean and its wildlife. And there' s one ocean event that has featured in the Pacific islanders' calendar since they first arrived here. | |
ren lei chuan yue nan tai ping yang de li shi ke shang su zhi shao 2 qian nian, xiang bi zhi xia di yi ge dao da zhei xie hai an de dong wu kai tuo zhe yi chao guo 3 qian wan nian le. zi 12 shi ji yi lai, ren lei ji hu kai tuo le mei kuai neng ju zhu de lu di, bei hai shui bao wei hai yang yi shen shen qian ru ta men de wen ming zhong, sui ran you shi shi yong ling ren jing qi de fang shi. zai ban ke si dao, nv ren yong hai yang zuo yin yue, ta men yong ge sheng lai zan mei sheng huo zai zhe li de dong wu. bu guan ren lei ding ju zai nan tai ping yang na li, ta men de sheng cun dou yi lai yu dui hai yang he ye wai dong wu de shen ke liao jie. zi cong ta men di yi ci dao da zhe li, jiu zuo wei yi xiang hai yang shi xiang bei ji lu jin le nan tai ping yang de ri li zhong. |
Human history across most of the South Pacific dates back less than 2, 000 years. By comparison, animal colonisers first arrived on these shores over 30 million years ago. Yet by the 12th century, people had colonised almost every habitable piece of land. Surrounded by water, the ocean became embedded in their culture sometimes in surprising ways. In the Banks Islands, women use the sea to make music. And their songs celebrate the creatures that live in it. No matter where people settled in the South Pacific, their survival depended on a deep understanding of the ocean and its wildlife. And there' s one ocean event that has featured in the Pacific islanders' calendar since they first arrived here. | |
rén lèi chuān yuè nán tài píng yáng de lì shǐ kě shàng sù zhì shǎo 2 qiān nián, xiāng bǐ zhī xià dì yí gè dào dá zhèi xiē hǎi àn de dòng wù kāi tuò zhě yǐ chāo guò 3 qiān wàn nián le. zì 12 shì jì yǐ lái, rén lèi jī hū kāi tuò le měi kuài néng jū zhù de lù dì, bèi hǎi shuǐ bāo wéi hǎi yáng yǐ shēn shēn qiàn rù tā men de wén míng zhōng, suī rán yǒu shí shì yòng lìng rén jīng qí de fāng shì. zài bān kè sī dǎo, nǚ rén yòng hǎi yáng zuò yīn yuè, tā men yòng gē shēng lái zàn měi shēng huó zài zhè lǐ de dòng wù. bù guǎn rén lèi dìng jū zài nán tài píng yáng nǎ lǐ, tā men de shēng cún dōu yī lài yú duì hǎi yáng hé yě wài dòng wù de shēn kè liǎo jiě. zì cóng tā men dì yī cì dào dá zhè lǐ, jiù zuò wéi yī xiàng hǎi yáng shì xiàng bèi jì lù jìn le nán tài píng yáng de rì lì zhōng. |