moai

The moai, he thinks, accelerated the self-destruction.

他认为，摩埃加速了自我毁灭。

When the wood was gone and civil war began, the islanders began toppling the moai.

当森林消失，内战开始，岛上的居民开始推倒摩艾石像。

The identity of the moai builders was in doubt until well into the twentieth century.

摩艾石像的建造者的身份直到20世纪才得到确认。

Hunt and Lipo contend that moai-building was an activity that helped keep the peace between islanders.

亨特和利波认为，建造摩艾岛的活动有助于维持岛上居民之间的和平。

They also believe that moving the moai required few people and no wood, because they were walked upright.

他们还相信移动这些摩埃石像仅需要很少的人力且不需要木材，因为它们是直立地“走”过去的。