以及，康奈尔大学所在的伊萨卡岛这个也在列表顶部的地方又发生了什么？
And what happened in Ithaca, home of Cornell University, which is also high on the list.
双方都不想放弃这个岛，但他们知道必须做点什么。
Neither side wanted to give up the island, but they knew they had to do something.
当库克船长问塔希提岛的酋长们，为什么总是和其他人分开并单独吃饭，他们回答说：“因为这是正确的。”
When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate apart and alone, they replied, "Because it is right."
那么，《波普先生的企鹅》和《企鹅岛》之间发生了什么呢？
So what happened between "Mr. Popper's Penguins" and "Penguin Island"?
对于那些已经有思想准备的科学家旅行者，加拉巴哥岛并没有什么灵感迸发的时刻，高地薄雾里没有，仙人掌从林里没有，意料之外的寒潮里也没有。
Galapagos does not hold any eureka moments for the prepared mind of the scientist-traveler, neither in its highland mists, nor amid its cactus forests nor beneath its unexpectedly cold waves.
她们说她们了解美食胜餐厅在科尼岛的历史，虽然餐厅的一位经理透露道，“她们刚来的时候还在问‘热狗是什么？’”
They said they were cognizant of the history of Nathan's at Coney Island, even though a manager confided, "When they first come in, they ask, 'What's a hot dog?"
她们说她们了解美食胜餐厅在科尼岛的历史，虽然餐厅的一位经理透露道，“她们刚来的时候还在问‘热狗是什么？’”
They said they were cognizant of the history of Nathan's at Coney Island, even though a manager confided, "When they first come in, they ask, 'What's a hot dog?'"
所有这些信息会帮着科学家力进松岛冰川为什么会有那么多冰流失进入海洋，松岛冰川对未来海平面的升高能起到多大的作用。
All of this information will help scientists understand why the Pine Island Glacier drains so much ice to the ocean and how much it could contribute to sea level rise in the future.
根据自然资源保护目录，巴罗岛是大量濒危动物的家园，这就是为什么环保主义者们正在推动将液化天然气厂建在大陆的原因。
According to conservationists, Barrow Island is home to a number of endangered animals, which is why environmentalists are pushing for the liquefied natural gas plant to be built on the mainland.
我们不知道为什么这个错误会发生，但是，令人遗憾地是，格陵兰岛延伸的冰大幅减少的宣称已经导致了世界各地的头条新闻。
We do not know why this error has occurred, but it is regrettable that the claimed drastic reduction in the extent of ice in Greenland has created headline news around the world.
这就是为什么我们坐在他的沃尔沃上驶往康尼岛以体验傍晚的交通热潮。
Which is why we're weathering the late afternoon heat in his Volvo, motoring to Coney Island.
我在纽约的史泰登岛长大，在那明亮的桔黄色的街灯灯光里，几乎看不清什么夜空。
Growing up in Staten Island, New York, there wasn't much night sky to see amidst the bright, orange-y glow of streetlights.
日本国家环境问题研究所的福岛道雄，花费了五年时间研究湄公河的鱼类。他说，没有人会真正知道单单一个沙耶武里大坝会产生什么样的影响。
Michio Fukushima, of the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan, who has spent five years studying the Mekong’s fish, says no one really knows the impact Xayaburi alone would have.
这可能为IPCC制定了一个全球减排的目标，即到2020年下降25-40%，但是这个目标是不切实际的。这也是印度谈判方为什么要坚持把这个目标从巴厘岛行动计划的草稿上划掉的原因。
This would make an IPCC target of reducing global emissions by 25-40% by 2020 unrealisable, which is why India's negotiators insisted that the target be removed from a draft of the Bali Action Plan.
蒂娜·霍格兰是一位有执照的社会工作者，也是海豚关爱岛的执行理事，她认为海豚没有什么神奇的力量。
Deena Hoagland, a licensed social worker and executive director of Island dolphin Care, says that dolphins don't have magical powers.
达尔文乘坐小猎犬号勘察船，在去另一个遥远的火山岛-圣赫勒拿岛途中造访了阿森松岛，当时并没有多大期望能发现什么。
Aboard HMS Beagle, he called in at Ascension. En route from another remote volcanic island, St Helena, Darwin wasn't expecting much.
但是多芬郡国民防卫办公室的人不知道发生了什么，于是平塔克决定打电话给三哩岛(Three Mile Island)。
No one at the Dauphin County Civil Defense office knew what was going on. Pintek then decided to call Three Mile Island.
那样，无论福岛县发生什么，你会明白为什么会发生，那意味着什么。
That way, whatever happens at Fukushima, you'll understand why it's happening, and what it means.
为了解开这个矛盾，科学家们研究了格陵兰岛伊苏瓦(isua)地区的古老岩石，去观察地球是怎样随着时间而变化的，以及在什么时候贵重金属进入地球。
To help resolve this discrepancy, scientists investigated ancient rocks from Isua, Greenland, to see how the planet changed over time and when precious metals entered the picture.
虽然自卫队把临近福岛的医院里的人转移到了Iwaki的体育馆，但有报道说条件并没有什么改善。
Although the people from the hospital near Fukushima were moved by the self-defence forces to a gymnasium in Iwaki, there were reports that conditions were not much better there.
为什么我们不去更远的那个岛呢？
当文学旅游者探访英伦诸岛时，他们在寻找什么？
What do literary tourists look for when they visit the British Isles?
岛果岭和远射或许有时候也合理，但是无论什么时候有机会，设计师应该给高差点球手打一个洞的机会。
Island greens and forced carries may sometimes be appropriate, but whenever possible, you should give the high handicap player a chance to play the hole.
提问：在迅速全球化和城市化的背景下，你认为什么是“南海明珠”人工岛设计的关键？
With the rapid globalization and urbanization, what do you think are the key aspects of designing the "South Sea Pearl" artificial eco-island?
对于远离德国北海岸的东弗里斯岛居民来说，他们根本不懂什么是繁忙，这种情况同样适用于安逸的。
The word hectic is unknown on the East Frisian islands off the northern coast of Germany and that applies to the cosy isle of Spiekeroog.
我在纽约的史泰登岛长大，在那明亮的桔黄色的街灯灯光里，几乎看不清什么夜空。
Growing up in Staten Island, New York, there wasn't much night sky to see amidst the bright, orangey glow of streetlights.
我没法告诉她这样的一笔开销意味着什么：既没钱买钻石，也负担不起巴厘岛的酒店了。
I couldn't tell her what such an expense meant, that I could no longer afford the diamond or the hotel room in Bali.
我没法告诉她这样的一笔开销意味着什么：既没钱买钻石，也负担不起巴厘岛的酒店了。
I couldn't tell her what such an expense meant, that I could no longer afford the diamond or the hotel room in Bali.
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