我今天要讲的是对一种特殊鸟类的研究——新喀里多尼亚乌鸦，它的自然栖息地是太平洋上的小岛。
I'm going to talk today about research into a particular species of bird—the New Caledonian crow, whose natural habitat is small islands in the Pacific Ocean.
我们已经了解了很多关于新喀里多尼亚乌鸦使用工具的能力，并且正在对它们进行一些非常有趣的研究。
We've learnt a great deal about the ability of New Caledonian crows to use tools, and some very interesting research is being carried out into them.
一只名叫贝蒂的新喀里多尼亚乌鸦把一根笔直的铁丝咬成一个弯钩，用它把一小桶她最喜欢吃的食物从一根垂直的管子里吊了出来。
One New Caledonian crow, called Betty, bent some straight wire into a hook and used it to lift a small bucket of her favourite food from a vertical pipe.
因此，科学家们希望更多地了解乌鸦在它们的自然栖息地是如何活动的，而埃克塞特大学和牛津大学的一个研究小组正在新喀里多尼亚进行研究。
So scientists want to find out much more about how the crows behave in their native habitat, and a team from Exeter and Oxford universities is carrying out research in New Caledonia.
澳大利亚和新喀里多尼亚岛北部的常绿树木或灌木丛。
Any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern new caledonia.
其最接近的邻国向北太平洋岛屿新喀里多尼亚、斐济和汤加。
Its closest neighbours to the north are the Pacific islands of New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga.
环绕四周的珊瑚礁像呵护掌上明珠一样，簇拥着新喀里多尼亚。
The large number of barrier reef cluster New Caledonia like the peals in the hands.
新喀里多尼亚的不远处我们可以发现另一个心形的陆地：在斐济群岛的卢阿岛。
Not far from New Caledonia we can find another heart-shaped land mass: the island of Tavarua, in the Fiji islands.
2014年，南太平洋的新喀里多尼亚和库克群岛也出现了一些病例。
In 2014, there were cases in New Caledonia and the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.
新喀里多尼亚鸦制作和使用工具的方式能让普通的家庭管道工自愧弗如。
And New Caledonian crows make and use tools in ways that would put the average home plumber to shame.
他们后来又和另外约100名新喀里多尼亚人一起在德国展出，并被称作“食人族”。
They were later shown in Germany, along with about 100 other New Caledonian Kanaks and described as "cannibals".
2008年联合国教科文组织将新喀里多尼亚泻湖增补进《世界遗产名录》。
In 2008, UNESCO added the Lagoons of New Caledonia to the World Heritage Site list.
该法令适用于马约特岛，海外领土新喀里多尼亚，法属波利尼西亚，瓦利斯群岛和富图和法国南部和南极的领土。
This Decree shall apply to Mayotte, the Overseas Territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.
在一些邻国印尼，东帝汶和巴布亚-新几内亚的北方，所罗门群岛，瓦努阿图和新喀里多尼亚的东北部，与新西兰的东南方。
The neighbouring countries are Indonesia, east Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the North-East, and New Zealand to the south-east.
至2050年，澳大利亚的人口预计增长35%，新西兰增长25%，而巴布亚新几内亚面临76%的增长，新喀里多尼亚面临49%的增长。
By 2050, the population of Australia is expected to have risen by 35%, and New Zealand by 25%, while Papua New Guinea faces a 76% increase and New Caledonia 49%.
至2050年，澳大利亚的人口预计增长35%，新西兰增长25%，而巴布亚新几内亚面临76%的增长，新喀里多尼亚面临49%的增长。
By 2050, the population of Australia is expected to have risen by 35%, and New Zealand by 25%, while Papua New Guinea faces a 76% increase and New Caledonia 49%.
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