Rapa Nui's mysterious moai statues stand in silence but speak volumes about the achievements of their creators.

拉帕·努伊岛的神秘的巨石像静静地矗立着，无声地述说着他们的创造者的成就。

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Easter Island, or Rapu Nui as it is known locally, is home to several hundred ancient human statues—the moai.

复活节岛（当地人称之为拉普努伊岛）是数百座古代人类雕像——摩艾石像的故乡。

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In the foreground of the dramatic scene, the island's famous large, monolithic statues (Moai) share a beachside view of the shimmering solar corona and the darkened daytime sky.

戏剧化的前景是岛上著名的巨大的单体石像莫埃，与微亮的日冕及黑暗的白天天空共同出现在海边的景色中。

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No one knows for sure why an ancient people built the towering statues known as Moai, why they eventually turned on the Moai and tried to destroy them, or why their entire civilization became extinct.

FORBES: Easter Island, Chile