But the thing is, Yemen, compared to, let's say, Europe, was so understudied that it was something akin to near virgin territory.

但事实上，也门，相较于欧洲，甚少研究，就好像是处女地。

A melody that still lacks words is virgin territory upon which a lyricist must tread lightly.

缺少词句的旋律是处女地，作词者必须小心行事。

Another of his expeditions was lost for three months in the jungle in a mad attempt to cross more than a thousand miles of virgin territory in orderto proclaim war on the outskirts of the capital.

他的另一支探险队在丛林中迷路了三个月，他们疯狂地试图穿越一千多英里的处女地，以便在首都郊区宣战。