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It' s a remarkable achievement, and not one that is shared by all who have made a home in the South Pacific. Lost in the vastness of this ocean is an island with a legendary tale of overexploitation. This was once the most inaccessible island in the world. When the first people arrived here 1, 000 years ago, Easter Island was a paradise thought to be richer in wildlife than even the Galapagos. Back then, its hills were cloaked with a forest of giant palms. It was also home to one of the largest seabird colonies in the South Pacific. Initially, life must have been easy for the Easter Islanders, the Rapa Nui. And with time on their hands, they set to work carving huge stone statues known as moai. |
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zhè shì jiāo rén de chéng jiù. shuí yào zài nán tài píng yáng ān jiā, yī qiè dōu yào fēn xiǎng ér bú shì yí ge rén de, mí shī zài wāng yáng dà hǎi zhōng, shì jiǎng shù yí gè dǎo guò dù kāi fā de chuán qí gù shì. fù huó jié dǎo, zhè lǐ céng shì shì shàng zuì nán yǐ jiē jìn de dǎo yǔ, yī qiān nián qián rén lèi shǒu cì tà zú zhè lǐ. fù huó jié dǎo céng shì gè tiān táng, dǎo shàng de yě shēng dòng wù shèn zhì bǐ jiā lā pà gē sī qún dǎo hái yào fēng fù. nà shí de shān gāng bèi jù dà de zōng lǘ lín fù gài zhe, yě shì nán tài píng yáng zuì dà de hǎi niǎo qī xī dì. zuì chū de shēng huó duì yú fù huó jié dǎo mín lái shuō, kěn dìng shì qīng sōng de. shí jiān rèn tā men zhī pèi, tā men kāi shǐ diāo kè bèi chēng wéi" mó āi" de jù dà shí xiàng. |