Their story, etched in stone and preserved in fossils, serves as a powerful reminder of the transience of life and the enduring majesty of our planet's natural history.

他们的故事被刻在石头上并保存在化石中，有力地提醒人们生命的短暂和我们星球自然历史的持久威严。

The official title of World Heritage Site is given by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) committee to places in the world that are outstanding examples of cultural or natural history.

“世界文化遗产”这个正式称号由联合国教科文组织授予给世界上优秀的历史遗迹或自然风景。

Instead, it's a multilayered exploration of not only the intimate details of life aboard a whaling ship, but also subjects from across human and natural history, by turns playful and tragic, humorous, and urgent.

相反，它不仅对捕鲸船上生活的私密细节进行了多层次的探索，而且还对人类和自然历史的主题进行了多层次的探索， 时而有趣，时而悲惨，时而幽默，时而紧迫。

The Malay Archipelago is one of the richest regions in organic beings; yet if all the species were to be collected which have ever lived there, how imperfectly would they represent the natural history of the world!

马来群岛是有机生物最丰富的地区之一。然而，如果要收集曾经生活在那里的所有物种，它们将多么不完美地代表世界的自然历史！