It seemed to him, though, that Polynesians and Micronesians were one people, united by the vast ocean which he, and they, had crisscrossed for millennia in their tiny boats.

因为在他看来，玻利尼西亚人和密克罗尼西亚人是一家人，联结着他们是的他们千百年来驾小舟穿行过无数次的广阔海洋。

OK, you’ve all heard about the Vikings and their impressive navigation skills, but the seafaring people of the pacific islands, the Polynesians and the Micronesians, were quite possibly the world’s greatest navigators.

好吧，你们都听说过维京人和他们令人印象深刻的航海技术，但是太平洋岛屿上的航海民族波利尼西亚人和密克罗尼西亚人很可能是世界上最伟大的航海家。