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North of the equator,

赤道以北

two and a half thousand miles from the nearest landmass of North America,

在离北美洲最近的大陆块2500英里处

lies the most isolated chain of islands in the world - Hawaii

座落着世上最偏远的一列岛屿——夏威夷

The longest archipelago in the Pacific,

作为太平洋中最长的群岛

Hawaii consists of over 100 ancient volcanic islands,

夏威夷由100多个古老的火山岛屿组成

stretching for 2,000 miles

连绵2000英里

Yet it is so remote that less than 500 kinds of animal settled here in 30 million years

然而由于它太偏僻，三千万年来也只有不到500多种动物得以在此定居

But for those who did make it to this lush and fertile land,

但对那些成功抵达这个茂盛和富饶之地的生物来说

the world was their oyster

它们要什么有什么

Here, coconut palms have been replaced by giant tree ferns standing over seven metres tall

这里的椰子树被大树蕨取代了，这些树有七米高

From the 13 kinds of spider that made it here,

从13种来到这里的蜘蛛种类里

over 100 new species evolved - like the happy-face spider

进化出了一百多种新种类——像开心脸蜘蛛

From just one species of fruit fly came over 1,000 others

从单一种果蝇进化出了一千多种其他种类

And here, caterpillars were free to become carnivores

这里的毛毛虫也能自由变成食虫性

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