CHRISTMAS ISLAND

" We are now going to have a tent city on Christmas Island," he said.

现在，我们在圣诞岛上将拥有一个帐篷城市。

1777-Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, was discovered by James Cook.

1777年的今天，又被称作“圣诞岛”的基里巴斯被詹姆斯·库克船长发现。

In the latest case, about 73 asylum seekers are being taken to the Australian territory of Christmas Island in the middle of the Indian Ocean for processing.

在最近的案例中，大约73名寻求庇护的偷渡者被运往印度洋中部的澳大利亚所属圣诞到进行处置。

The Christmas Island red crabs'carapace is round shouldered and encloses their lungs and gills.

圣诞岛红蟹的甲壳和圆形的肩甲包裹着它们的肺和鳃.

Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka, including Cocos-Keeling Islands and Christmas Island, to Thailand then Japan, the Phoenix and Marshall Islands and American Samoa, also Fiji.

印度-西太平洋：斯里兰卡，然后包括可可群岛-基灵群岛与圣诞岛，到泰国日本，凤凰岛与马绍尔群岛与美属萨摩亚群岛，也斐济。

Christmas Island is now overcapacity and these desperate people will be spending the hot summer months on Christmas Island under tents.

圣诞岛现在已经人满为患，这些绝望的人们将在圣诞岛的帐篷里度过夏季炎热的几个月。

The first boatload of asylum seekers who are to be processed under the Federal Government's swap deal between Canberra and Kuala Lumpur arrived on Christmas island on Thursday.

在联邦政府与吉隆坡之间达成的互换协定之下，第一批待处理寻求难民庇护船民已与本周四抵达圣诞节岛。

Some inmates on Christmas Island are now being housed in large tents, a move which has prompted the conservative opposition to renew its call on the government to send back the boats to relieve the crisis.

圣诞岛上一些囚犯被安排在大型帐篷内。此举促使保守反对派再次呼吁政府遣送这些船只回国，以缓解目前的危机。

Additional temporary buildings are being shipped to the Christmas Island facility to alleviate the accommodation crisis and in anticipation of more arrivals.

额外的临时建筑设施已经运往圣诞岛，以缓解目前的住宿危机，并应对更多到来者。

Australia's Immigration department has confirmed that facilities at the Christmas Island detention center have been stretched beyond their limits.

澳大利亚移民部门确认，圣诞岛拘留中心设施人数已经超过限制。

Game fishing on Christmas Island is also popular.

除此之外，钓鱼比赛在圣诞岛也非常普遍。

The vessel is being escorted to Christmas Island, a remote Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, for immigration processing.

该船只被押送到圣诞岛，处在印度洋澳大利亚比较偏远的领土，主要用于移民处理。

Indo-Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Hawaiian and Society islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Tonga and Rarotonga.

印度-太平洋：东印度洋的圣诞岛到夏威夷与社会群岛，北至琉球群岛，南至东加与拉罗东加。

Birdwatching is popular, especially on Christmas Island where millions of birds swarm everywhere.

观鸟也非常受欢迎，尤其在圣诞岛，会有成千上万的鸟来回飞翔。

Of Christmas Island's14 crab species, the Christmas Island red crab ( above, crabs migrating in an undated picture) is the most easily spotted, according to the Christmas Island National Park website.

据圣诞岛国家公园网站介绍，作为圣诞岛上的14种蟹类之一，圣诞岛红蟹是最为常见的。

Once Christmas Island crabs arrive at their beachside mating spots, males dig burrows and defend them from marauders, study co-author Turner said ( file photo).

圣诞岛红蟹一旦到达海边的交配地点时，雄性就会挖洞以抵御掠食者。

The broader abdomen on the female Christmas Island red crab only becomes apparent in the third year of growth.

成年雄性的腹部仍是狭窄的但雌性个体的宽的腹部将会在第三年显现出来。

The Christmas Island red crabs moult their shells regularly during their early growth phases to match their increasing body size.

圣诞岛红蟹在生长的初期阶段定期脱壳来使之符合自己的身体大小。