a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life

the book was full of notes taken as darwin recorded the unique wildlife of the galapagos islands in 1835.

该笔记本中包括了许多达尔文于1835年记录的关于加拉帕戈斯群岛独特野生动物的笔记。

but it was on the galapagos islands off the coast of ecuador that darwin found creatures that made him wonder about how species develop and change.

但，正是在厄瓜多尔海岸之外的加拉帕哥斯群岛，达尔文发现了一些生物，这使他想到了物种是如何发展和变化的。

in a surprising finding, researchers found that whales living near the galapagos islands appear to have higher levels of pollutants than those in other areas of the pacific.

令人惊讶的是，研究者发现生活在加拉帕戈斯群岛附近的抹香鲸受污染程度要比生活在太平洋其他海域的抹香鲸要严重得多。

america is the galapagos islands of automobiles.

美国就像汽车工业的一个孤岛。

ornithologist john gould told him the birds he had studied on the galapagos islands were perfectly adapted to the island environment.

鸟类学家约翰·古尔德告诉达尔文说，他在加拉帕戈斯群岛研究的鸟类与该岛环境完全契合；

on the galapagos islands in the pacific ocean he noticed many variations among plants and animals of the same general type as those in south america.

在太平洋的加拉帕科斯岛上，他注意到岛上很多动植物跟南美的那些物种是属于同一大类的。

evidence for the highest pollutant exposure was detected in sperm whales from the galapagos islands area.

据探测发现，抹香鲸所携带的危害性最大的污染物来源于加拉帕戈斯群岛。

a governor of the galapagos islands told darwin that he could tell from which one of the various islands each tortoise came.

加拉帕戈斯群岛的一位长官告诉达尔文，他能识别每只海龟是哪个岛的。

the galapagos islands are a paradise for him (and the film was shot there) but he has to face the realities of britain being at war and his principal duty being to serve and obey the captain.

加拉巴哥群岛可说是他的天堂（电影亦在该地拍摄），但他同时必须面对英国正处于战争的事实，他必须履行职务及服从船长。

the couple began their trip in europe before sailing to the caribbean, and then on to the galapagos islands and chile to climb aconcagua, the highest mountain in south america.

这对夫妇在开始他们的欧洲之旅之前航行至加勒比海，然后到了加拉帕戈斯群岛接着在智利攀爬了南美最高的山脉aconcagua。

even though darwin's voyages to these unique islands have been followed by countless travelers, the galapagos islands are still a pristine place.

尽管达尔文航海所到过的那些独特的岛屿已经被无数的旅行者追随而至，但是加拉帕戈斯群岛却仍然保留着它本来的面貌。