One really gruesome way of punishing a pirate was to maroon them on a deserted island without food or water and be left to die a slow death.

真正令人害怕的惩罚方式是将一个海盗流放到一个荒凉的岛上，没有食物也没有水，只得慢慢死去。

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My knowledge of the thing began in the winter of 1926-27 with the death of my great-uncle, George Gammell Angell, Professor Emeritus of Semitic Languages in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

我对此物的认识是从1926-1927年间冬季叔祖父的死开 始的，George Gammell Angell，布朗大学闪语族的荣誉退休教授，普罗维登斯（美国罗得岛州首府和最大城市），罗得岛州。

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They have warned the death toll may rise further as rescue teams continue to scour the waters around the island.

他们告诫说，因为救援队伍正继续对岛四周的水域进行严密搜查，遇难人数可能会进一步增加。

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Some members of the local community had strong feelings about the death and worked to make sure the skeleton stayed on the island.

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The effect of Dutch elm disease and sudden oak death on the island's trees will also be discussed at Mount Tabor Hall in Port St Mary at 19:30 GMT on Thursday.

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Medoro also appears on the island, near death after a shipwreck.

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