Dubai is known for ambitious projects like these artificial islands, which took 385 million tons of sand.

以宏大的项目而闻名的迪拜为了建造人工岛耗费了 3.85 亿吨沙子。

Builders had to make artificial islands in the Pearl River Delta to provide the supports for the bridge.

建造者们需要在珠江三角洲建人工岛屿支撑整个桥梁。

The government is even considered moving its people onto artificial floating islands, futuristic visions and exorbitantly expensive designs by international architects.

政府甚至考虑把它的居民转移到人工浮动岛屿，这是未来的愿景和国际建筑师昂贵的设计成果。

It is flanked by two artificial islands to accommodate the transition to the bridge that runs towards Hong Kong and Macau.

管道两侧是两个人工岛屿，负责港澳大桥的交接工作。

Small artificial islands are nothing new.

小型人工岛并不是什么新鲜事。

In recent years, Chinese crews have developed artificial islands, complete with airstrips.

近年来，中国船员开发了人工岛， 并设有简易机场。

In some areas, China has created artificial islands and built military bases.

在一些地区，中国建造了人工岛并建立了军事基地。

To legitimize its claims China has built up artificial islands in the Spratly Chain.

为了使其主张合法化，中国在南沙群岛建造了人工岛。

China has also deployed oil rigs and created artificial islands in the disputed sea.

中国还在争议海域部署石油钻井平台并建造人工岛。

The response is this - the construction  of a massive artificial island.

回应是——建造一个巨大的人工岛。

The United States says China is threatening regional stability by reclaiming land and building artificial islands in a disputed area of the South China Sea.

美国称中国在有争议的南中国海上填海并建造人工岛屿，威胁了地区安全。

During his confirmation hearings, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson even proposed preventing the Chinese from accessing the artificial islands.

在他的任命听证会上，国务卿雷克斯·蒂勒森甚至提议阻止中国人进入人工岛。

While humans haven't yet built their own continent, they have created artificial islands, like Dubai's World Islands and Palm Islands.

虽然人类还没有建立自己的大陆，但他们已经创造了人工岛屿，比如迪拜的世界岛和棕榈岛。 [16] 另一个令人惊叹的人类壮举是荷兰的 Flevopolder 岛。

Over the last few years, China has aggressively built up artificial islands, extending its military capability far beyond its own borders.

在过去的几年里，中国大力建造人工岛，将其军事能力远远扩展到本国边界之外。

So China has refused to abide by it, instead, continuing to build up artificial islands to reinforce its claims of sovereignty.

因此中国拒绝遵守它，而是继续建造人工岛以加强其主权主张。

During the Obama administration, the U.S. Navy occasionally sailed within 12 nautical miles of Chinese made artificial islands in the South China Sea.

奥巴马政府期间，美国海军偶尔会在南海中国人工岛礁12海里范围内航行。

American defense officials say a US navy ship in the South China Sea is preparing to sail towards artificial islands built by China.

美国国防官员说，南海的一艘美国海军舰艇正准备驶向中国建造的人工岛。

A pair of 200-metre navigation gates will be  installed across three artificial islands, leaving channels in between  for ships to pass in and out.

一对 200 米长的航门将安装在三个人工岛上，中间留有通道供船只进出。

Most of the region welcomed the news, but the Chinese government pretty much pretended the ruling never happened, building more artificial islands and bases since.

该地区的大部分地区都对这一消息表示欢迎，但中国政府几乎假装该裁决从未发生过，此后建造了更多的人工岛和基地。

So, for now, it looks like they're on the backburner, while the Chinese continue to militarize those artificial islands and increase their strategic capabilities far beyond its shores.

因此，就目前而言， 他们似乎处于次要地位，而中国人继续将这些人工岛军事化， 并在远离其海岸的地方增强其战略能力。