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For example, on the Trobriand Islands off eastern New Guinea, the word "wood" might be used either to refer to the solid substance of a tree as its English equivalent suggests, or more specifically, to designate a canoe, which served as a useful means of transportation to these islanders and therefore played an important role in the daily life of this speech community .

例如，在新几内亚东海岸的 Trobriand 岛，& wood &这个词不但既有英语中相当的用法，即指树的坚固的物质成分，也可以更具体地指独木舟。独木舟是这些岛上居民的一种重要交通工具，在这个言语社会的日常生活中有着十分重要的作用。

Themistocles laid siege to the island of Andres, and sent the islanders a message:"I bring with me two powerful deities-Persuasion and Force."

地米斯托克利领兵围攻安德罗斯岛，并遣使告诉岛人：「我有两位法力无边的天神随军，一叫规劝，一叫武力。

Some Molokai islanders, however, are determined to keep him.

不过，一些莫洛凯岛的居民却决意留住KP2。

Nature's force turned the safety of these islanders' homes into a danger zone. Kedah Tzu Chi and local volunteers enter the affected Malay village to visit with each household, bringing them emergency cash.

大自然的威力，让原本最安全的家，变成危险地区，慈济吉打和当地志工，走进这受灾的马来村落，挨家挨户拜访同时送上慰问金。

The islanders' fear, said their mayor, Bernardino De Rubeis, is that Lampedusa could become a Mediterranean Alcatraz.

当地市长贝纳迪诺·者·鲁贝伊斯说，岛上居民所担心的是兰佩杜萨也许会变成一个地中海的阿尔卡兹监狱。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。