帝汶岛

当时，“阿米代尔”正在出任务，负责帮助伯塔诺海湾——帝汶岛（BetanoBay，Timor）上的士兵及居民撤退，不料被日本战机发现。随后，这艘战舰同它的姐妹艇“卡斯尔梅恩”（Castlemaine）一起遭遇空袭。

While on a mission to evacuate soldiers and civilians from Betano Bay , Timor , the HMAS Armidale was spotted by Japanese airplanes , which proceeded to attack it along with its sister ship , HMAS Castlemaine .

被印度，南太平洋围绕，并被阿拉弗拉海和帝汶岛海洋划分开。

Surrounded by the Indian , Southern and Pacific oceans , Australia is separated from Asia by the Arafura and Timor seas .

帝汶岛也不急于这样做：7月12日，帝力的国会投票否决了这项计划。

Nor is Timor-Leste keen : on July12th the parliament in Dili voted against the plan .

在16世纪，葡萄牙人在帝汶岛上的控制不是很强，同时周围的岛屿都被荷兰所控制。

In the16th century , the Portuguese established an isolated presence on the island of Timor , while the surrounding islands came under Dutch control .

东帝汶文化受到很多文化的影响，包括葡萄牙，罗马天主教、马来、以及帝汶本土的澳斯特罗尼西亚文化。传说中一只巨大的鳄鱼变成了帝汶岛，所以它有时也被叫做鳄鱼岛。

The culture of Timor Leste reflects numerous cultural influences , including Portuguese , Roman Catholic and Malay , on the indigenous Austronesian cultures of Timor .