与曾经是大陆性陆地的一部分的海洋岛屿不同，由火山作用等地质过程形成的岛屿只包含可以被运输到那里的动植物。
Unlike Oceanic islands that were once part of continental landmasses, islands formed by such geological processes as volcanism contain only plants and animals that could be transported there.
它在地理上比其他任何大陆都更具多样性。
相比之下，由于沉积作用在大陆地区的连续性要小得多，因此根据已知的上下岩层的年龄来估计一个大陆岩层的年龄风险更大。
By contrast, because sedimentation is much less continuous in continental regions, estimating the age of a continental bed from the known ages of beds above and below is more risky.
当大陆上的冰开始融化时，两块冰原之间形成了一条无冰走廊，这一证据主要来自放射性碳测年法。
Evidence that an ice-free corridor between two ice sheets developed when the continental ice first began to melt came primarily from radiocarbon dating.
这是一个全球性的记录：在取自不同大陆位置的沉积标本中，同位素比率的变化非常小。
It is a global record: there is remarkably little variation in isotope ratios in sedimentary specimens taken from different continental locations.
正是马在交通运输和战争中的使用，解释了为什么欧亚大陆内部的游牧主义是所有主要游牧形式中最具流动性和最具军国主义色彩的。
It is the use of horses for transportation and warfare that explains why Inner Eurasian pastoralism proved the most mobile and the most militaristic of all major forms of pastoralism.
在欧亚大陆内部大草原上出现的马的游牧主义尤其如此，因为它是所有主要游牧形式中最具流动性的。
This is particularly true of the horse pastoralism that emerged in the Inner Eurasian steppes, for this was the most mobile of all major forms of pastoralism.
此外，对于那些担忧非洲大陆资源争夺战可能重新导致冷战时期灾难性的边缘政策的人而言，中国此举将尼日尔推到了领头羊的位置。
It has also turned Niger into a bellwether for those who fear that the struggle to secure the continent's resources risks re-creating the ruinous brinkmanship of the cold war.
中国气候具有大陆性季风气候显著和气候复杂多样两大特征。
China has a marked continental monsoonal climate characterized by great variety.
我们也因此感到安慰，当一次灾难性的海啸袭击一个大陆时，随之而来的是我们为减轻痛苦而做的努力： 100多个国家对这次灾难做出了回应，135亿美元救援基金到达了这个地区，来自普通民众的55亿美元的捐款也及时到位，这是史无前例的。
More than 100 countries took part in the tsunami response. Some $13.5 billion was pledged in aid, with an unprecedented $5.5 billion donated by the general public.
其实，我只是不太确定在没有拐杖的帮助下我是否能够绕场走一圈 (笑声) 他们告诉我这并非玩笑 这将会是第一次仅仅由女性举着奥林匹克旗，五位女性代表了五个大陆，另外还有三位奥林匹克金牌获得者相当自然地，我的第一个问题是，那我穿什么好呢？
This would be the first time that only women would carry the Olympic flag. Five women, representing five continents, and three Olympic gold medal winners.
但是，如果气候变暖发生的范围在比先前观测到的范围更广，这将增加南极大陆大冰架融化的可能性，从而改变世界海平面。
But if warming is occurring across a wider area than previously observed, that could increase the possibility of large ice shelves melting off the continent and changing sea levels around the world.
然而这种老式的飞机还得承受压力做事：同种类的合并正取代地区性或者大陆水平的运营模式。
Yet this old model is coming under pressure: consolidation of a sort is taking place at a regional or continental level.
流动性先是在大陆股市泛滥，接着进入大宗商品市场，最后流入房市。
That liquidity inflated the mainland stock market first, then commodity markets and property market last.
就人均GDP而言，洪都拉斯是拉丁美洲大陆第三穷的国家，并且对外国援助具有较强的依赖性。
It is the third-poorest country in mainland Latin America in terms of GDP per head, and is heavily reliant on foreign help.
继续提供区域性威慑和维持着军事存在这就形成一种越来越多基地设在美国大陆的态势。
Continue to provide regional deterrence and maintain forward presence — This from a posture that is more and more based in the Continental United States.
日益突出的金融问题和削减赤字的必要性必定会限制欧洲各国在欧洲大陆以外所能采取的军事行动。
Mounting financial problems and the imperative to cut deficits are sure to limit what Europeans can do militarily beyond their continent.
不同文化和传统组成了连接欧洲大陆的纽带。创造一个尊重这些文化和传统的“欧洲统一认同”绝非易事，需要战略性选择。
Creating a "European identity" that respects the different cultures and traditions which go to make up the connecting fabric of the Old Continent is no easy task and demands a strategic choice.
在分析师认为，美洲豹和路虎正在飞速地成为新兴市场中几千万人的“纪念性品牌”，并在欧洲大陆得到越来越多的欢迎。
Analysts said Jaguar and Land Rover were fast becoming "a trophy brand" for tens of millions of people in emerging markets and were becoming increasingly popular in continental Europe.
墨西哥城是美洲大陆最古老的首府城市，那里拥有充满活力的邻居、广阔的公园、古代遗址和世界性热点。
The oldest metropolis on the American continent, Mexico City is home to vibrant neighborhoods, expansive parks, ancient ruins, and cosmopolitan hot spots.
是次可行性研究证明中电最近致力进一步打入大陆能源市场。
The feasibility study underlines CLP's latest efforts to penetrate further into the mainland power market.
H5N1禽流感通过鸟类携带，横跨欧亚大陆，但是它不具备人群间传播的能力，因此不能说它是全球性流感。
H5N1 bird flu has travelled across Eurasia, mainly in birds, but it hasn't spread readily in people, so it isn't a pandemic.
气候变化与战争发生的频率以及人口下降在全球和大陆的尺度上有着非常的相关性，对此，我们已经通过不同的量化方式加以论证。
The very significant correlations between temperature change, war frequencies, and population declines at the global and continental scales have been verified by different quantitative methods.
仔细观察地球仪也许能帮助我们了解这个神奇大陆的重要性。
A look at a globe is perhaps the best way to appreciate the significance of this peculiar continent.
这可能因为大陆边缘海平面季节性下跌触发世界各地火山喷发。派尔说。
This suggests the seasonal removal of some of the ocean's weight at continental margins as sea level drops could be triggering eruptions around the world, says Pyle.
如今，世界只剩下南极洲的部分大陆不受任何国家的主权管辖。 因此，当代建国者的思维必须更加富有创造性。
With only a portion of Antarctica now lying unclaimed, recent nation-builders have had to think more creatively.
如今，世界只剩下南极洲的部分大陆不受任何国家的主权管辖。 因此，当代建国者的思维必须更加富有创造性。
With only a portion of Antarctica now lying unclaimed, recent nation-builders have had to think more creatively.
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