1·But oil spills of the sort that now threaten the Timor Sea, forest fires like those that recently afflicted Greece, and other man-made and man-assisted threats to wildlife are transient.
但是如今威胁着帝汶海的石油泄漏、最近侵袭希腊的山火以及其它这类人为或者人力助长的对自然的威胁却都是转瞬即逝。
2·Since August 21 when there was an accident at the Montara offshore drilling rig's well head, around 403, 000 litres of oil have been pumped into the Timor Sea.
自8月21日蒙达拉海上钻井平台的井口发生事故以来，约403,000公升石油被注入帝汶海。
3·East Timor hopes to earn lots of money from oil found under the Timor Sea.
东帝汶希望在帝汶海发现的石油赚很多钱。
4·Economic progress has been slow. East Timor hopes to earn lots of money from oil found under the Timor Sea.
经济发展缓慢。东帝汶希望在帝汶海发现的石油赚很多钱。
5·An oil well at the centre of a massive spill in the Timor Sea off the north-west coast of Australia is on fire.
澳大利亚西北海岸帝汶海大油井中心的一座油井发生火灾。
1·In the 16th century, the Portuguese established an isolated presence on the island of Timor, while the surrounding islands came under Dutch control.
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。
2·Surrounded by the Indian, Southern and Pacific oceans, Australia is separated from Asia by the Arafura and Timor seas.
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。
3·A shallow part of the western Pacific Ocean between the Timor and Coral seas, separating New Guinea from Australia.
西太平洋的一个较浅部分，位于帝汶岛与珊瑚海之间，它将新几内亚与澳大利亚分开。