And now the alliance is busier than ever: it keeps the peace in the Balkans and guards the sea lanes to Europe.

而现在，这一联盟比从前更加忙碌：它在巴尔干半岛维和并且守卫着通往欧洲的海上航路。

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The Alliance of Small Island States warned that that some low-lying countries, such as Tuvalu or the Maldives, were facing "the end of history" due to rising sea levels.

岛国联盟警告称，一些海拔较低的国家如图瓦卢和马尔代夫，就因为不断上升的海平面而面临着消失的危险。

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And they entered into friendship and alliance with countries beyond the sea and paid them visits of state and received visits of state from them.

他们跟海外一些国家结成友好同盟，对那些国家进行国事访问，并接待对方的访问。

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Kieran McCarthy of Alliance said the decline of salmon was not fully understood and that rising sea surface temperatures may have had a role to play.

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