The Rapa Nui could no longer go fishing.

当地人无法再出海捕鱼。

They also gave me the name that remains Makemake, which was a Rapa Nui god of fertility.

他们为我命名鸟神星，这是复活岛创造之神的名字。

It's believed that the residents of Rapa Nui-the Indigenous name for Easter Island-began constructing these carvings in the 13th century.

人们相信拉帕努伊岛(复活节岛的土著名称)的居民从13世纪开始建造这些雕像。

Living on the most isolated island in the world, the Rapa Nui exploited their resources until there was nothing left.

复活节岛是世上最偏僻的岛屿。岛上居民把资源开发殆尽。

Designed by the American sustainable architect Michael Reynolds, the Rapa Nui School of Music and Arts first opened its doors in 2014.

由美国可持续建筑师雷诺兹打造的这所音乐学校是在2014年开始营业的。

Today, Teave says the school trains more than 100 students in both classical and traditional music passed down from Rapa Nui ancestors.

今天，蔓哈妮说，这所学校给100多名学生培训了古典音乐和传统音乐方面的知识，这些都是复活节岛上的祖先留下来的。

Here's one theory of the story of the Rapa Nui, the inhabitants of Easter Island, that could perhaps give us pause for thought.

复活节岛的故事和岛上居民的遭遇或许值得我们反思。

And these are the cliffs that once rang to the sound of those huge seabird colonies, all hunted to extinction by the Rapa Nui.

这里的峭壁曾经回响那些栖息在此的巨大海鸟们的声音，如今它们已全被拉帕努伊人捕杀殆尽。

Vast quantities of wood were used to transport the stone statues, and slowly but surely, the Rapa Nui used up their island's precious resources.

大量的木头被用来传送石像，虽慢却一步步地让拉帕努伊人耗尽了岛上宝贵的资源。

The artist, Delphine Poulain, was born in Paris 52 years ago and has been in love with Rapa Nui since she first visited in 1994.

这位名叫戴尔芬·普兰的艺术家52年前出生在巴黎，自1994年第一次来到拉帕努伊岛以来，她就爱上了这里。

Polynesian seafarers first arrived on Rapa Nui approximately 900 years ago, and have long made researchers curious about why the huge statues were placed where they are.

距今约 900 年前，波利西尼亚人从海上第一次来到拉帕努伊（Rapa Nui）岛（拉帕努伊是当地人对复活节岛的称呼）。长期以来，研究人员都十分好奇这些巨大的雕像究竟从何而来。

Also known as Rapa Nui, Easter Island is so named, due to being discovered on Easter Sunday, April 30th, 1722, by Jacob Roggeveen, a Dutch explorer.

复活节岛也被称为拉帕努伊岛，因在 1722 年 4 月 30 日复活节星期日被荷兰探险家雅各布·罗格芬发现而得名。

Backing up their claim is the fact that two dozen wooden tablets were found, inscribed with the Rapa Nui language, which still has yet to be deciphered.

支持他们说法的事实是， 他们发现了两打木板，上面刻有拉帕努伊语， 至今仍未破译。

The study appears in the journal PLOS ONE. It's believed that the residents of Rapa Nui—the Indigenous name for Easter Island—began constructing these carvings in the 13th century.

该研究发表在 PLOS ONE 期刊上。据信，拉帕努伊岛（复活节岛的土著名称）的居民在 13 世纪开始建造这些雕刻。