In Bougainville, there are a number of small refineries.

在布干维尔，有许多小型炼油厂。

Bougainville is the largest island of the PNG chain of islands.

布干维尔是巴布亚新几内亚群岛中最大的岛屿。

Bougainville's regional President John Momis was cautiously optimistic as he cast his vote.

布干维尔地区主席约翰·莫米斯对此持乐观态度，他已投出了自己选票。

The people of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have voted overwhelmingly for independence in a referendum.

巴布亚新几内亚的布干维尔人民在全民公投中以压倒性投票赞成独立。

Voters in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, voted by 98% to 2% for independence.

巴布亚新几内亚布干维尔自治区的选民以98%对2%的投票结果支持独立。

A pro-independence vote is widely expected in Bougainville, which in ethnic terms is more closely linked to the neighboring nation of Solomon Islands.

人们普遍预计布干维尔将举行支持独立公投，从种族角度看，布干维尔与邻国所罗门群岛的关系更为密切。

Bougainville has long had a distinct identity; 15,000-20,000 people were killed in a civil war that was fuelled by separatist grievances and ended in 1998.

布干维尔长期以来拥有独特的身份;在1998年结束的一场由分裂分子不满情绪推动的内战中，有1.5万至2万人丧生。

Voters in festive mood have thronged polling stations on the first day of a two-week referendum to determine if the Bougainville Archipelago once independence from Papua New Guinea.

在布干维尔群岛为期两周的公投的第一天，选民就挤满了投票站，充满了节日的气氛，他们将决定布干维尔群岛是否从巴布亚新几内亚独立出来。