The storm is expected to move away from the island chain by Friday.

风暴预计将在周五离开日本岛链。

On the Norwegian island chain of Svalbard, there are more polar bears than people.

在挪威的斯瓦尔巴德群岛，北极熊的数量比当地人口还多。

The small bird species native to Ecuador's Galapagos Island chain is dwindling in number.

这种原产于厄瓜多尔加拉帕戈斯群岛的小型鸟类的数量正在减少。

It's so big that the entire Hawaiian island chain could fit inside of it.

它是如此之大，以至于整个夏威夷岛链都可以容纳在里面。

Which of these island chains actually belongs to Spain though it's geographically closer to Africa?

以下的哪些列岛尽管在地理上更靠近非洲，实际上却属于西班牙？

The independent island chain has seen a lot of hurricanes since record-keeping began in the 1800s.

自19世纪有记录以来，独立的巴哈马群岛经常遭受飓风袭击。

Two island chains, the Paracels and the Spratlys, are said to contain oil and natural gas.

据称西沙群岛和南沙群岛拥有丰富的石油和天然气资源。

Officials in Fiji are accessing the damage after a ferocious cyclone tore through the Pacific island chain.

太平洋岛链遭飓风侵袭，斐济政府发布受灾画面。

Which of these island chains is located the farthest north? Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands, Canary Islands or Azores.

以下哪个群岛中最靠北？设得兰群岛，奥克尼群岛，加那利群岛还是亚速尔群岛。

These island chains are listed in order from northern most to southernmost with the Shetlands as the answer.

这些群岛都是从最北到最南排的序，答案是设得兰群岛。

The storm is roaring across the U.S. islands of Saipan and Tinian, part of the Mariana island chain.

风暴正在美国的马里亚纳群岛的塞班和天宁群岛肆虐。

The Okinawa island chain is expected to take the brunt as the fierce weather system comes through Thursday.

预计猛烈天气将在周四率先袭击冲绳岛。

On which island chain would you find the town of Kitty Hawk, where the first airplane flight was made?

你会在哪个群岛上找到基蒂霍克镇，那里是第一架飞机的诞生地？

The two B-52 warplanes flew a routine training mission over disputed island chain claimed by both Japan and China.

两架B-52轰炸机在例行飞行任务中飞越中日两国存在争议的岛屿。

The United States has warned of a potential armed conflict in East Asia following anti-Japanese protests in China over a disputed island chain.

中国就有争议的岛屿掀起一轮抗日活动，美国警告东亚地区可能会发生武装冲突。

The national weather service says it's unlikely to pose a threat to the island chain, comes on the heels of a tropical storm Iselle.

美国国家气象局表示，这一飓风紧随热带风暴伊塞尔而来，不太可能对夏威夷列岛构成威胁。

It's part of the Leeward Island chain and at only 34 square miles, it's the smallest inhabited island to be divided by two countries.

它是背风群岛的一部分面积，只有三十四平方英里，它是最小的，分属两国，且有人居住的岛屿。

We now know that plate tectonics shapes our planet in many ways, including forming and deforming continents, raising up island chains, and building mountain ranges.

我们现在知道，板块构造在许多方面塑造了我们的星球，包括形成和使大陆变形，抬高岛链，并形成山脉。

Tensions have been running high in the South China Sea amid disputes among China, Vietnam and the Philippines over the Xisha and Nansha Island chains.

由于中国、越南以及菲律宾在西沙群岛及南沙岛屿链的争端，南海的紧张局势也不断高涨。

This enormous fish would never visit Japan if it wasn't for the warmth that bathes the island chain and the helpful services of this resourceful little wrasse.

如果没有温暖的岛屿和这种机敏的小裂唇鱼的有益帮助，这种巨大的鱼永远不会来到日本。