He presented a formal request signed by people who live on the island.

他提交了一份由岛上居民签署正式书。

The problems of the people on the island quickly became, in many cases, a matter of life and death.

很多时候，岛上居民问题都迅速变成了生死攸关问题。

The people of Loyalty want only what they already have, and they are prepared to guard it fiercely.

忠诚岛上居民只想保持现有生活方式不变，因此他们准备坚定地捍卫这一切。

Yore says having a grass roof is a way for people on the islands to take responsibility for the environment.

约尔说建造草制屋顶可以增强岛上居民环保责任感。

Living on the most isolated island in the world, the Rapa Nui exploited their resources until there was nothing left.

复活节岛是世上最偏僻岛屿。岛上居民把资源开发殆尽。

The islanders had been petitioning for their return. BBC news.

岛上居民一直在，求归还这些头骨。BBC新闻。

They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea's fragile ecosystems or its holiness to the island's inhabitants.

他们并不总是把保护莫纳克亚山脆弱生态环境或维护莫纳克亚山对岛上居民而言神圣地位放在优先位置。

Fraser Island residents are worried that the attacks could threaten the island's heritage status.

弗雷泽岛上居民担心袭击会威胁到这座小岛文化遗产。

This would provide power for at least 250 islanders.

这将至少为岛上250名居民提供电。

The residents of the island were evacuated to safety on nearby Iceland.

岛上居民被疏散到附近冰岛安全地带。

They preferred rather the gradual process of fitting the inhabitants of the islands for self-government.

他们更喜欢让岛上居民适应自治渐进过程。

The Baudelaires are approached by a couple of the island inhabitants asking for their help to mutiny against Ishmael.

岛上居民们找到波德莱尔一家，求他们帮忙叛乱反对以实玛利。

229, which is every single person who lives on the island.

雷索卢特小镇仅有229人，他们也是岛上唯一居民。

It's a city named Fukushima. And its residents had to leave after an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

这是一个叫做福岛城市。岛上居民在2011地震和海啸后不得不离开。

As only a relatively few people live on these islands, how can we hear their special dialect or accent?

而因为居住在这些岛上居民相当少，我们又如何到他们特别方言或腔调呢？

Here's one theory of the story of the Rapa Nui, the inhabitants of Easter Island, that could perhaps give us pause for thought.

复活节岛故事和岛上居民遭遇或许值得我们反思。

He also rules over the island's only earthly inhabitant, the dejected and demonized Caliban.

他还统治着岛上唯一世俗居民，野性而丑怪卡利班。

Yeah, by boat. This is a very small island. It's steep and hilly. There's fewer than two dozen residents who live there.

对，乘船。那是一座非常小岛。地势陡峭起伏。岛上居民不足24人。

In 1927, the U.S. granted American citizenship to all of the islands' inhabitants.

1927，美国授予岛上所有居民美国公民身份。

The reason, explains one resident, might be the simple gesture of treating the island inhabitants with respect.

一位居民解释说，原因可能是尊重岛上居民简单姿态。