The engine on the boat makes quite a lot of noise so before we head off, let me tell you a few things about what you're going to see.

行驶时，船上的引擎会发出很大的噪音。因此在出发前，我来给大家介绍一下你们将会看到的风景。

This area is famous for its ancient lighthouse, which you'll see from the boat as we turn past the first little island.

这个地方因当地的古老的灯塔闻名。当我们经过第一个小岛的时候大家就能看到了。

It was built in 1838 to protect sailors as a number of shipwrecks had led to significant loss of life.

灯塔建造于1838年，为的是保护海员安全，因为在那时海难已经导致了严重后果，多人因此丧命。

The construction itself was complicated as some of the original drawings kept by the local council show.

正如当地议会保存的一些原始图纸所示，该建筑本身非常复杂。

It sits right on top of the cliffs in a very isolated spot.

它坐落在悬崖顶端，位置非常偏僻。

In the nineteenth century there were many jobs there, such as polishing the brass lamps, chopping firewood and cleaning windows, that kept lighthouse keepers busy. 19

19世纪时，灯塔上有许多工作要做，比如擦铜灯，劈柴还有擦窗户。这让看守灯塔的人忙个不停。

These workers were mainly prison convicts until the middle of that century when ordinary families willing to live in such circumstances took over.19

19世纪中期以前，做这些工作的大多是囚犯。在那之后一些愿意生活在这样的环境中的普通家庭的人接管了工作。

Some of you have asked me what creatures we can expect to see.

在座的一些人向我询问我们将会看到哪些动物。

I know everyone loves the penguins, but they're very shy and, unfortunately, tend to hide from passing boats, but you might see birds in the distance, such as sea eagles, flying around the cliff edges where they nest.

我知道每个人都喜欢企鹅，但它们非常害羞。不巧的是，看到过往的船只，它们往往会躲起来。但你可能会看到远处有飞鸟盘桓，比如看到海鹰在它们筑巢的悬崖边缘飞翔。

When we get to the rocky area inhabited by fur seals, we'll stop and watch them swimming around the coast.

当我们到了海狗居住的岩石区时，我们会停下来，看它们在海岸边游来游去。

They're inquisitive creatures so don't be surprised if one pops up right in front of you.

海狗好奇心强，所以如果突然有一只出现在大家面前，也不要感到惊讶。

Their predators, orca whales, hunt along the coastline too, but spotting one of these is rare.

海狗的捕食者是虎鲸。它们也在海岸线附近捕食，但是要看见一只实属不易。

Dolphins, on the other hand, can sometimes approach on their own or in groups as they ride the waves beside us.

另一方面，海豚有时也会乘着海浪，成群结队或者独自游到我们的船边。

Lastly, I want to mention the caves.

最后，我想要说一下这里的洞穴。

Tasmania is famous for its caves and the ones we'll pass by are so amazing that people are lost for words when they see them.

塔斯马尼亚因其洞穴而闻名。我们即将路过的洞穴风景美不胜收，溢于言表。

They can only be approached by sea, but if you feel that you want to see more than we're able to show you, then you can take a kayak into the area on another day and one of our staff will give you more information on that.

只有乘船才能到达这些洞穴。但如果您觉得您想看我们所能展示之外的更多洞穴，您可以改天乘皮艇进入该地区，我们的工作人员会为您提供更多信息。

What we'll do is to go through a narrow channel, past some incredible rock formations and from there we'll be able to see the openings to the caves, and at that point we'll talk to you about what lies beyond.

我们将会穿过一条狭窄的航道，路过一些令人叹为观止的岩石。在那里，我们可以看见洞穴的入口，到那时我们会向大家介绍洞穴深处还有什么。