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The engine on the boat makes quite a lot of noise so before we head off, let me tell you a few things about what you're going to see.
行驶时，船上的引擎会发出很大的噪音，所以在我们出发之前，我来给大家介绍一下你们将会看到的风景。
This area is famous for its ancient lighthouse, which you'll see from the boat as we turn past the first little island.
这个地方以其古老的灯塔而闻名，当我们经过第一个小岛时，大家就能从船上看到了。
It was built in 1838 to protect sailors as a number of shipwrecks had led to significant loss of life.
灯塔建于1838年，目的是保护水手，因为在那时海难已经导致了严重的生命损失。
The construction itself was complicated as some of the original drawings kept by the local council show.
正如当地议会保存的一些原始图纸所示，该建筑本身非常复杂。
It sits right on top of the cliffs in a very isolated spot.
它坐落在悬崖顶端，位置非常偏僻。
In the nineteenth century there were many jobs there, such as polishing the brass lamps, chopping firewood and cleaning windows, that kept lighthouse keepers busy.
在19世纪，那里有许多工作，比如擦铜灯、劈柴和擦窗户，这些工作让灯塔看守人忙得不可开交。
These workers were mainly prison convicts until the middle of that century when ordinary families willing to live in such circumstances took over.
在19世纪中期之前，做这些工作的人主要是囚犯，在那之后，一些愿意生活在这种环境中的普通家庭接管了这些工作。
Some of you have asked me what creatures we can expect to see.
你们中有一些人问我们将会看到哪些动物。
I know everyone loves the penguins, but they're very shy and, unfortunately, tend to hide from passing boats, but you might see birds in the distance, such as sea eagles, flying around the cliff edges where they nest.
我知道大家都喜欢企鹅，但它们非常害羞，不幸的是，看到过往的船只，它们往往会躲起来，但你们可能会看到远处的飞鸟，比如海鹰在它们筑巢的悬崖边飞翔。
When we get to the rocky area inhabited by fur seals, we'll stop and watch them swimming around the coast.
当我们到达海狗栖息的岩石区时，我们会停下来看它们在海岸边游来游去。
They're inquisitive creatures so don't be surprised if one pops up right in front of you.
海狗好奇心强，所以如果突然有一只海狗出现在大家面前，也不要感到惊讶。
Their predators, orca whales, hunt along the coastline too, but spotting one of these is rare.
海狗的捕食者是虎鲸，它们也沿着海岸线捕食，但要看见一只虎鲸实属不易。
Dolphins, on the other hand, can sometimes approach on their own or in groups as they ride the waves beside us.
另一方面，海豚有时也会乘着海浪独自或成群结队游到我们的船边。
Lastly, I want to mention the caves.
最后，我想提一下这里的洞穴。
Tasmania is famous for its caves and the ones we'll pass by are so amazing that people are lost for words when they see them.
塔斯马尼亚以其洞穴而闻名，我们将会经过的洞穴风景美不胜收，溢于言表。
They can only be approached by sea, but if you feel that you want to see more than we're able to show you, then you can take a kayak into the area on another day and one of our staff will give you more information on that.
只有乘船才能到达这些洞穴，但如果大家觉得你们想看我们所介绍之外的更多洞穴，你们可以改天再乘皮划艇进入该地区，我们的工作人员会为你们提供更多信息。
What we'll do is to go through a narrow channel, past some incredible rock formations and from there we'll be able to see the openings to the caves, and at that point we'll talk to you about what lies beyond.
我们将会穿过一条狭窄的水道，经过一些令人叹为观止的岩层，从那里我们可以看到洞穴的入口，到那时我们会向大家介绍洞穴深处的风景。
