他准备划着自制的小船到遥远的海岛上去。
He planned to voyage to a distant island in his handmade boat .
出于这个原因，病人通常会居住在远离社会的特殊地区，有时是遥远的海岛。
Because of this , people with leprosy have been made to live outside of society in special colonies , often on remote islands .
遥远的海岛