BBC | 《南太平洋》- 漂流者 06

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Despite only arriving in New Guinea 40,000 years ago,

尽管4万年前人类才到达新几内亚，

humans were soon established throughout the island's maze of hidden valleys.

很快就在这迷宫般的山谷中定居下来。

Today, these people are known as Papuans

现在，这些人被称为巴布亚人

and together speak over 700 different languages

同时说着700多种语言，

more than any other island on Earth.

比其他岛屿多很多。

Yet, despite their mastery of the island,

尽管他们掌控岛屿，

there was one creature they lived in awe of -

仍有一种生物心生恐惧——

the giant man-eating crocodile.

食人巨鳄。

Even today, young men must endure a brutal initiation ceremony,

即使现在，年轻人也要经受野蛮的成人仪式，

in the belief that they will acquire the strength and guile of these giant reptiles.

认为可以从这些巨虫身上获得力量和智慧。

The chief shaman calls out to the crocodile gods,

巫师祈求鳄鱼之神，

asking for their blessing and protection.

赐给他们福佑。

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