As the only island state, it's the only one that faces an existential threat from global warming and rising oceans.

作为唯一的岛上国家，她是唯一的一个面临全球变暖和海平面上升使生命受到威胁的国家。

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Haiti is prone to disasters, but this huge quake is the worst to hit the Caribbean island state in two centuries.

海地经常受到灾害的威胁，但是这次大地震是两个世纪以来袭击这个加勒比岛国的最严重的一次。

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The marsupials of Tasmania have found a means of passing the time on Australia's island state that could also explain mysterious local crop circles.

塔斯马尼亚岛上的袋鼠找到了一种消磨时间的好方式，那或许也可以解释澳大利亚出现的神秘麦田怪圈现象。

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Only Israel and the Pacific island state of Palau sided with the United States.

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I'm Bob Doughty. And I'm Shirley Griffith. Today we tell about efforts to save an island in the American state of Maryland.

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And lawmakers in Rhode Island are considering a bill that would require state schools to offer the choice of a three-year degree.

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Allegations of war crimes committed by government forces have also dogged the island state.

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But there is clearly an issue if, say, an island state is lost underwater.

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The island state consumes more than seven million cans annually, about five cans per resident per year.

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