BBC | 《南太平洋》- 漂流者 30

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It was time to move on

是时候继续向前了

70 miles to the east,

向东70英里

they reached the island of Liapari in the central Solomons

他们来到了所罗门中部的丽尔帕黎岛

Once more, they were regaled by stories of giant crocodiles

他们再一次得到了关于巨鳄的传言

But there were words of warning

但是也有警告之言

Unnerved by tales of man-eating crocs,

被食人鳄的故事恐吓后

Mark and Wade headed off in search of the crocodile lake

马克和韦德掉头去寻找鳄鱼湖了

On the way, they passed some sinister sights

在路上，他们看见了些凶险的景象

A skull shrine - evidence of the island's head-hunting past

一个头骨神龛——这是过去岛上人头狩猎的证据

Reaching the lake, Wade and Mark edged as close as they dared

到达湖后，韦德和马克去了他们敢去的最近处

Would they see any of these legendary crocs?

他们会看见这些传说级别的鳄鱼吗？

That afternoon,

这天下午

Wade got his first shot of a modestly sized, two-metre crocodile

韦德只发现了一只普通的 两米长的鳄鱼

Despite camping out for three days, they failed to spot anything larger

不提这三天的风餐露宿，他们没有发现过更大只的了

Whatever big crocs were out there did not materialise

不管那儿有多大只的鳄鱼，反正现在连影儿都没有

It was beginning to feel like a wild croc chase,

这开始像一场野外逐鳄之旅了

but they decided to push on to new islands

但他们决定向前换个新岛屿

A hundred miles east, they dropped anchor in Marovo Lagoon

向东一百英里，他们抛锚在马罗沃泻湖

Wade explored the maze of mangroves - prime crocodile country

韦德探索了如同迷宫的红树林——鳄鱼的理想国度

They called in at the local village

他们召集了当地村民

to ask their advice on where to stake out

让他们建议关于在哪里可以监视鳄鱼

discovering worrying signs of big crocodiles at large

发现关于巨鳄的可疑迹象

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