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A single fish can chew its way through a staggering five tonnes of coral a year.
在一年时间里,一条鱼可以啃掉令人难以置信的五吨珊瑚
Smaller parrotfish, colourful cousins of the bumphead,are also at it.
个头比隆头鱼小些,这些色彩艳丽的隆头远亲同样在啃珊瑚
But they all give a little back
但它们也都有所酬报
as the ground-up coral comes out as sand.
由此,地上的珊瑚变成了沙子
This is island building of a different kind.
这是岛屿产生的另一种方法
So some of the Pacific's most elegant beaches
所以某些太平洋中最优美的海滩
have sprung from a less than stylish birth.
其实并非出自名门
Above the water, time seems to stand still.
在海面之上,时间仿佛静止了
But the Pacific islands are always changing, if slowly.
但尽管缓慢,太平洋岛屿却时刻变化着
This is Bora Bora,
这是波拉波拉岛
a volcano in what could be called "late middle age".
一座被称为“人过中年”的火山
The sloping flanks have slipped further into the sea,
倾斜的侧坡滑到远处的海中
pushing the reef away from the shore.
将这些暗礁推离海岸
A lagoon is formed.
于是就形成了一片环礁湖
It's a patchwork of coral outcrops and sand.
这一块块是露出海面的珊瑚礁和沙子
Protected from the powerful waves of the surrounding ocean,
被周围海洋的强浪保护着
all kinds of animals take refuge in these calm, shallow waters.
各种各样的动物得以在这片宁静的浅海里获得庇护
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