- At the time of my first visit,
在我第一次到访时 - little was known to outsiders about Raine Island.
外界对雷恩岛知之甚少 - But for the last few decades,
但过去几十年 - scientists have been working with the Wuthathi and Meriam people
科学家和乌塔提人与梅里亚姆人合作 - to understand more about this special place.
来更深入地了解这个特殊的地方 - Scientists have been coming to Raine Island since about the mid '70s
大约从70年代中期开始 科学家们便开始来到雷恩岛 - and over that time they've been monitoring
那段时间里 他们一直在监测