四十年后,阿森松岛又为英国夺回福克兰群岛架起了一道空中桥梁。
Forty years after that, Ascension provided an air bridge when Britain fought for the Falkland Islands.
英国官员表示,福克兰群岛本身和周围水域的法律适用问题是岛上居民的事情,而英国毫无疑问享有福克兰群岛的主权。
British officials say that the application of laws in and around the Falklands is a matter for the islanders, and that Britain has no doubt over their sovereignty.
而且,石油可以为福克兰群岛岛民宣布独立提供经济基础—英国肯定不会反对这些。
And oil could provide the economic foundation for the Falklanders to declare independence-something Britain surely would not resist.
这名英国步兵团中校指挥官是在阿富汗阵亡的。这是英国自福克兰群岛战争(译注:1982年英阿马岛战争)后的27年来,英军阵亡的首位现役中校军官。
The commander of a British regiment has been killed in Afghanistan, the first to have died in active service since the Falklands war 27 years ago.
一家英国公司表示,他们在南大西洋的福克兰群岛发现了石油。这是今年第二次类似的发现。
British company says it's discovered oil off the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, the second such find this year.
一家英国勘探公司称,在南大西洋福克兰群岛海域发现油田——这是本年度发现的第二个油田。
British exploration company says it has discovered oil off the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic - the second such find this year.
这意味著,从福克兰群岛与百慕达等地来英格兰大学就读的大学生,将与英国本土的大学生获得一样的待遇。
It means undergraduates at universities in England from places including the Falkland Islands and Bermuda will be treated as if they live in the UK.
戴维斯:英国航海家,在寻找西北航道时发现了北极,后来又航行到南海地区,他于1592年发现了福克兰群岛。
Davys, also Davis: English navigator who explored the arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage and later sailed to the South Seas. He discovered the Falkland Islands in 1592.
英国人对流放政策可是念念不忘;前科犯可以在大街小巷任意活动,民众对此感到恐慌,于是议会考虑将新的刑事殖民地设在福克兰群岛甚至南极洲。
Transportation was sorely missed: Parliament pondered new penal colonies in the Falkland Islands and even Antarctica, amid public panic at the idea of ex-prisoners roaming English streets.
阿根廷已经从英国手中夺取了福克兰群岛,而玛格·丽特·撒切尔冒着打仗的风险也要把福克兰群岛夺回来。
Argentina had seized the Falkland islands from Britain. Margaret Thatcher risked a war to make the islands British once again.
阿根廷已经从英国手中夺取了福克兰群岛,而玛格·丽特·撒切尔冒着打仗的风险也要把福克兰群岛夺回来。
Argentina had seized the Falkland islands from Britain. Margaret Thatcher risked a war to make the islands British once again.
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