Island life may seem idyllic, but it comes at a price.

岛上的生活似牧歌般悠闲，但这是有代价的。

Island life encourages animals to do things differently.

岛屿生态迫使动物另辟蹊径。

For an old-school slice of Island life, hang out at Hanapepe, whose swinging bridge has been swaying under the footsteps of local taro farmers for over a century.

如果想体验传统岛屿生活，不妨前往哈纳佩佩，这里的吊桥已有逾百年的历史，支撑着当地芋农往返的日常生活。

The fine little Skye Museum of Island Life explains how a typical Skye family lived, back in the days when peat was vital to survival.

-精美的小型斯凯岛生活博物馆介绍了典型的斯凯岛家庭在泥炭对生存至关重要的时代是如何生活的。

But there were also less-friendly interactions taking place between Madagascar's plants and animals that have left their mark on the island's plant life to this day.

但马达加斯加的植物和动物之间也发生了不那么友好的互动，这些互动至今在岛上的植物生命中留下了自己的印记。

The arrival of Europeans destroyed the traditional island life that had flourished for centuries, replacing it with a Western way of life that continues to clash with the remnants of the traditional culture.

欧洲人的到来摧毁了繁荣了几个世纪的传统岛屿生活，取而代之的是与传统文化残余不断冲突的西方生活方式。

So, for the next four days I had breakfast in my room, read the books in the little hotel bookshelf, gave in to the slower rhythms of Long Island life, and did as instructed.

因此，在接下来的四天里， 我在自己的房间里吃早餐，阅读旅馆小书架上的书籍， 屈服于长岛生活的慢节奏， 并按照指示去做。