islanders

Zanzibar's fortunes declined after the islanders revolted against the sultanate in 1964.

桑给巴尔岛的居民于1964年反抗苏丹统治，随后时局便不断恶化。

The islanders are a strong breed of people.

这些岛上的居民是一种体格强壮的人.

The islanders were on fire and determined to fight against the attackers.

岛上的人情绪激昂,决心与来犯者战斗一场.

The islanders live by fishing.

那些岛民靠捕鱼为生.

The islanders were astonished. They had known him as an amiable beekeeper.

岛上的居民都感到吃惊.他们只知道他是个和蔼可亲的养蜂人.

Over ninety percent of the islanders here are illiterate.

这儿的岛民,百分之九十以上都是文盲.

These figures may look good on paper but are cold comfort to the islanders themselves.

这些数字理论上看来可能不错，不过对岛民们起不到安慰的作用。

The islanders can do little but sweat it out, wondering whether they will be forced to go and seek a new life elsewhere.

岛民不知道自己是否要被迫去往他处另谋生路，但却无能为力，只好干等。

Islanders have campaigned for the abolition of one of the three tiers of municipal power on the island.

岛上居民发起一场运动，要求废除岛上三级市政管理层中的一级。

Then the islanders had to watch the ice keenly.

那时节,岛上的人们警觉地注视着冰块.

The English have continued to show and to see themselves-islanders, haughty, puzzled.

英国人一直就表现为岛民,也看到自己确实是岛民, 傲慢 、 困惑.

The islanders endured centuries of exploitation.

那个岛上的居民忍受了数个世纪的剥削。

Outsiders who wed islanders are given only three years' right of abode at first.

岛外的人和岛民结婚之初只能获得三年的居住权。

The radio stations communicated the storm warning to the islanders.

无线电台把风暴警报传送给岛上的居民.

The islanders used to live in darkness.

岛上的居民过去一直生活在愚昧之中.