The rapa nui could no longer go fishing.

没有树木做独木舟
There were no trees to build canoes.

当地人已无法再出海捕鱼
And yet the rapa nui formed one ofthe

但拉帕努伊人曾酝酿了
Most brilliant civilizations in the pacific.

太平洋最璀璨的文明
Innovative farmers, sculptors, exceptional navigators,

富有创造力的农夫雕塑家和杰出的航海家
They were caught in a vise of overpopulation and dwindling resources.

如今却在人口过剩资源减少的夹缝中挣扎
They experienced social unrest, revolts and famine.

他们经历了社会动荡叛乱和饥荒
Many did not survive the cataclysm.

很多人没能在巨变中幸存
The real mystery of easter island is

复活节岛的真正迷团
Not how its strange statues got there.

并不是岛上奇异的雕像
We know now.

我们现在已经知晓
It's why the rapa nui didn't react in time.

当地人为何没及时作出反应