At the centre of the archipelago, perhaps in the most favoured spot of all, lies an island that has been deserted for many generations.

在群岛的中央，大概是位于所有场所中最有利的地点，有一座被废弃了好几代的岛屿。

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When Icame on board, the merchants and seamen flocked about me to hear how Icame into that deserted island, in a region where cannibal giants and serpents were known by the oldest sailors to abound.

当我上了船，那些商人和水手都围着我听我谈我如何会到这个荒芜的岛来，那些地方老航海家都是知道着食人肉的大人和大蛇。

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In 1528, on a return voyage to America, Verrazzano went ashore on a Caribbean island that appeared deserted.

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