The islanders' local language is still classed by UNESCO as critically endangered because only 1,000 people speak it.
岛民的本土语言仍然被联合国教科文组织列为极度濒危语言，因为只有1000人说这种语言。
When the islanders cleared the forests for firewood and farming, the forests didn't grow back.
当岛民把森林砍伐成木柴和农田时，森林没有再长回来。
Because great numbers of people go there, the islanders have built elaborate resorts, developed harbors and airfields, improved the beaches and have expanded sea and air routes.
由于很多人去那里，岛民们建造了精心设计的度假村，开发了港口和机场，改善了海滩，并扩展了海路和空路航线。
The islanders fled and Tenedos became deserted once more.
岛民逃走了，特尼多斯岛再次被遗弃。
The islanders live by fishing.
岛民以捕鱼为生。
That used to be the staple crop of the islanders.
那以前是岛民的主要作物。
He has worked among the islanders for three years.
他在岛民中工作了三年。
Find out the islanders' views before making a decision.
作决定以前，要弄清岛上居民的意见。
Despite their differences, the islanders coexist peacefully.
尽管他们有差异，岛上居民还是和平共处。
The reason for the carving remains as unknown as the islanders.
雕刻的原因就如同岛上的人一样不为人所知。
The radio stations communicated the storm warning to the islanders.
无线电台把风暴警报传送给岛上的居民。
The radio stations communicated the storm warnings to the islanders.
无线电台向岛民发了风暴警报。
The islanders were astonished. They had known him as an amiable beekeeper.
岛上的居民都感到吃惊。他们只知道他是个和蔼可亲的养蜂人。
More interesting, however, than the behaviour of the tourists is that of the islanders.
然而岛上居民的行为比游客更有趣。
Thirty years ago the islanders scratched a living from infertile soil, salt pans and fishing.
三十年前岛民在贫瘠的土地上艰苦生活，晒盐和牧渔。
A growing number of the islanders believe it's time that condescending image was put to rest.
越来越多的岛民认为，它的时候，恩赐的形象，是把休息。
Unaware of the attack but suspicious, the islanders took him into custody while treating him with hospitality.
岛民还未知道偷袭事件，但起了疑心，一面殷勤款待，一面把他拘留。
The captain was taking orders from the islanders for supplies dry goods medicines hardware spare parts and all the other things.
船长正在登记岛民的定货，什么干货、药品、五金零件等等。
Tourists are unlikely to overrun this speck in the South Atlantic Ocean, but the islanders are building a 32-room hotel just in case.
这个南大西洋的小岛上不会游客泛滥，不过为了以防万一，岛民正在修建一家有32间房的宾馆。
For the islanders, who are always surrounded by water, a little pond was created in the courtyard so the people can surround the water.
因为岛上的居民总是被水包围，所以在庭院内创建了一个小池塘，使院里的人们可以围绕着水。
Unlike their cousins across the water, the islanders lived longer, did not suffer from dementia, and did not develop high blood pressure.
相比对岸大陆上的库那族人，这些库那族岛民的寿命更长，且不会患发老年痴呆和高血压。
An offshore beacon on the north side, which warned sailors of a treacherous ridge of rocks, was tended by the islanders, who never let it go out.
岛上居民好生照看着北面的海上灯塔，警告船员注意突起的岩石危险。
An offshore beacon on the north side, which warned sailors of a treacherous ridge of rocks, was tended by the islanders, who never let it go out.
北面的一座近海灯塔，提醒海员们注意充满危险的暗礁海脊，由岛上居民照管，他们从不让它熄灭。
The island is their homeland and all the islanders are their masters. It's not surprising that food and water are seen on almost every threshold in the morning.
这座岛屿就是它们的家园，所有的岛民都是它们的主人，因此，你会在清晨时分，在许多店铺门口看到主人放上的食物和饮水。
Following James Cook's British expedition to Tahiti in 1769, the islanders' term "tatatau" or "tattau, " meaning to hit or strike, gave the west our modern term "tattoo."
根据1769年英国人JamesCook塔希提岛的探险，这个岛上一个意为“击打“的词条“tatatau”或“tattau”，是现代西方词语“tattoo”（即纹身）的来源。
When two Spanish ships arrived in 1770 and made a "treaty"claiming Easter Island for Spain, the islanders "signed" the treaty -but their signatures do not resemble rongo-rongo.
1770年两艘西班牙船只来到岛上，和这里的人们签订“协约”将复活节岛划归西班牙名下，但是上面的签名也不像是朗格朗格文字。
The islanders commuted to shore in canoes, or they built causeways just beneath the surface to conceal them from the crannog-looting scoundrels that roamed the countryside.
岛上的人乘独木舟与岸上交通往来，或者建造低于水面堤道。因为乡野之所流氓猖獗，将堤道隐藏在水下可以防止小岛被打劫。
The islanders commuted to shore in canoes, or they built causeways just beneath the surface to conceal them from the crannog-looting scoundrels that roamed the countryside.
岛上的人乘独木舟与岸上交通往来，或者建造低于水面堤道。因为乡野之所流氓猖獗，将堤道隐藏在水下可以防止小岛被打劫。
应用推荐