加拉巴哥群島
The Galapagos Islands are an archipelago located about 966 kilometers off the northwestern coast of South America in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
加拉巴哥群島是位於東太平洋、距南美洲西北岸約966公里的群島。
archipelago (n.) 群島the Atlantic (Ocean) 大西洋
As part of the country of Ecuador, the chain of islands consists of 13 major islands and several smaller ones, which contain some of the most unique ecosystems on Earth.
這些島嶼是厄瓜多的一部分，由13個主要的和幾個較小的島嶼所組成的，其中包含地球上最獨特的生態系統。
consist of 由……組成=be made up of
Due to their location near the equator and the presence of cool ocean currents, the Galapagos Islands have different habitat zones, allowing for a great variety of biodiversity within the archipelago.
由於位置接近赤道，且有涼流經過，加拉巴哥群島有不同的棲息地區，讓島內得以有多元的生物多樣性。
due to 由於equator (n.)赤道habitat (n.)棲息地a variety of sth.各式各樣的~
Combined with the islands’ geographical isolation, there are many endemic species that aren’t found anywhere else in the world, including giant Galapagos tortoises and Galapagos penguins—the only penguin species to live in the Northern Hemisphere.
由於群島地理位置孤立，島上有許多世界上其他地方沒有的特有物種，包括巨大的加拉巴哥象龜和加拉巴哥企鵝—是唯一住在北半球的企鵝。
isolation (n.)隔離,孤立the Southern Hemisphere 南半球
Many scientists have studied these special ecosystems, the most famous being Charles Darwin, who traveled to the Galapagos Islands in 1835.
許多科學家研究過這些特殊的生態系統，最著名的要屬達爾文，他於1835年前往加拉巴哥群島。
It was there that he began to develop his theory of natural selection, in which species evolve by adapting to their habitats.
他在那裡開始發展他的天擇理論，主張物種為適應牠們的棲息地而演化。
It is(was)… that… 分裂句 (強調句)evolve (v.)演化,進化；The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection 天擇演化理論adapt (v.)適應,改編
Due to their historic and natural importance, the Galapagos Islands were named a World Heritage Site in 1978 to help conserve the regions’ unique biodiversity.
因為其歷史和自然科學上的重要性，加拉巴哥群島在1978年被選為世界遺產，以幫助保育該區域獨特的生物多樣性。
name (v.)選擇=chooseconserve (v.)保護,保藏