岛

这个岛在地图上是一个绿色的小点。

The island is a small green dot on the map .

岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。

Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood .

岛上有许多不同种类的动物。

There are many different sorts of animal on the island .

岛上的居民实行的是以物易物，而不是用货币。

The islanders use a system of barter instead of money .

自从引进山羊之后，这个岛上的植被模式改变了。

Vegetation patterns changed when goats were introduced to the island .

开发商们要把岛上的全部土地都买尽了。

Developers are buying up all the land on the island .

岛上缺少淡水。

There is a shortage of fresh water on the island .

两国政府依然对这个岛的归属问题争执不下。

The two governments are still at loggerheads over the island .

这个岛有一座桥与大陆相连。

The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge .

我真正想去的一个地方就是巴厘岛。

One place I 'd really like to visit is Bali .

法国人于15世纪开始迁移到这个岛。

The French began to populate the island in the 15th century .

这个岛是个绚丽多彩、晚霞娇妍的世界。

The island is a world of brilliant colours and dramatic sunsets .

观光客常常破坏岛上微妙的自然生态平衡。

Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island .

我们到岛上去游览了一整天。

We went on an all-day excursion to the island .

这座岛只能在退潮时上去。

The island can only be reached at low tide .

这个岛在夏季又热又潮湿。

The island is hot and humid in the summer .

我们停泊在岛的北部岸边。

We moored off the north coast of the island .

该岛盛产水果和蔬菜。

Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island .

部队挫败了对该岛南部的渗透企图。

Troops repelled an attempt to infiltrate the south of the island .

这岛为音乐会提供了优美的田园布景。

The island provided an idyllic setting for the concert .

这个岛周围都是珊瑚礁。

The island is encircled by a coral reef .

小船绕过岛的尖角。

The boat rounded the tip of the island .

糖料作物是这个岛上的一种重要作物。

Sugar is an important crop on the island .

这些岛屿中就数泽西岛最能吸引游客。

Jersey is the most touristy of the islands .

教堂位于这个岛偏僻的北部海岸。

The church is remotely situated on the north coast of the island .

那个岛堪称人间天堂。

The island is truly a heaven on earth .

海味是岛上的特产。

Seafood is a speciality on the island .

那个国家声称对该岛拥有主权。

The country claimed sovereignty over the island .

我第一次从空中看到这个岛时，叹赏不已。

My first view of the island from the air took my breath away .

自从他离开这座岛后，他们再没得到过他的消息。

They had received no news of him since his departure from the island .