🎬 Walking with Giants (与巨人同行)
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Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, is best known for its ancient statues, the Moai.拉帕努伊岛或复活节岛以其古老的摩艾雕像而闻名。
For some, these giant statues are evidence that aliens once visited Earth, and that对于一些人来说，这些巨大的雕像是外星人曾经访问过地球的证据
these aliens made and moved the Moai.这些外星人制造并移动了摩艾石像。
Scientists, however, have more earthbound theories.然而，科学家们有更多的地球理论。
Most scientists agree that the stone statues were built far away from where they大多数科学家都认为这些石像的建造地点远离它们的所在地。
were eventually placed.最终被放置。
The question is, how were they moved?问题是，他们是怎么搬家的呢？
In 1955, Norwegian adventurer and scientists, Thor hired all, suggested that the Moai were1955年，挪威冒险家和科学家托尔聘请了所有人，认为摩艾石像是
perhaps dragged on top of tree trunks.也许被拖到树干上。
This would have been very hard work, but it's possible.这将是一项非常艰苦的工作，但这是可能的。
In 1970, William Maloy, an American researcher, theorized that the Rapa Nui people1970年，美国研究员威廉·马洛伊提出理论认为，拉帕努伊人
used a giant V-shaped frame to carry the Moai, however, other suggested this was unlikely.使用一个巨大的V形框架来承载摩艾像，但其他人认为这不太可能。
Traditional stories say the statues walked, so perhaps they were moved in a way that传统故事说这些雕像是走过去的，所以也许它们的移动方式正是
looked like walking.看起来就像在走路。
In 1986, Czech and Genere, Pavel Pavel worked with higher doll to come up with a way of moving1986年，捷克工程师帕维尔·帕维尔与海尔达尔合作，探索出了一种移动雕像的方法
a statue with a twisting motion.一个有扭曲动作的雕像。
And a year later, Charles Love stood his Moai upright and rolled it forward on a sled一年后，查尔斯·洛夫 (Charles Love) 将他的摩艾石像直立起来，并在雪橇上向前滚动
on top of wooden logs.在原木顶部。
But for many, this still didn't look like walking.但对许多人来说，这仍然不像步行。
So in 2011, Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo tried a new approach.因此，2011 年，特里·亨特和卡尔·利波尝试了一种新方法。
They looked at the shape of the Moai statue standing along Rapa Nui's ancient roads and他们看着矗立在拉帕努伊古老道路上的摩艾雕像的形状，
found that their bottoms were not flat.发现他们的底部并不平坦。
As a result, they suggested another possible way the statues were moved.因此，他们提出了另一种可能的移动雕像的方法。
Perhaps three small groups of Rapa Nui moved the statue.也许拉帕努伊人的三小组移动了雕像。
Two groups to walk the statue forward and one from behind to keep it standing.两组人向前行走，一组人从后面行走，以保持雕像站立。
Hunt and Lipo tested their theory using a team of 18 people and especially createdHunt 和 Lipo 使用 18 人的团队测试了他们的理论，并特别创建了
three meter high statue.三米高的雕像。
It was a great success.这是一个巨大的成功。
While no single theory has solved the puzzle of the walking Moai, they have provided虽然没有任何单一理论能够解决行走摩艾的谜题，但他们提供了
interesting new ideas about this ancient mystery.关于这个古老的谜团的有趣的新想法。
Before You Watch · p.51
Rapa Nui (also known as Easter Island) is home to over 900 moai statues. Around 1,000 years ago, these huge figures were carved from stone that came from many kilometers away. No one knows for sure how the ancient Rapa Nui moved them. Over the years, many different theories have been suggested. Some believe that aliens moved them; the traditional Rapa Nui story is that the statues came alive and walked across the island. In recent years, however, more scientific approaches have been taken in an attempt to solve the mystery.
While You Watch · p.52
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