There is also a place for newcomers East Timor and Kiribati .

此外,奥运新成员还有东帝汶和基里巴斯。

Radio Kiribati reported that many parts of Tarawa were flooded and causeways linking the islets were covered with seawater

基里巴斯电台报道说，塔拉瓦岛多处遭遇洪水，连接各小岛的堤道也被海水淹没。

Formerly the Gilbert Islands, kiribati achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979

基里巴斯原称吉尔伯特群岛，1979年脱离英国独立。

An atoll of Kiribati in the northern Gilbert Islands of the western Pacific Ocean.It was occupied by the Japanese in1942and retaken by U.S.Marines after a hard-fought battle in November1943.

塔拉瓦岛基里巴斯国的一个球状珊瑚礁，位于西太平洋的吉尔伯特群岛的北部。它在1942年被日本人占领，在1943年11月的一场恶战后被美国海军陆战队收复

kiribati ’s capital island of Tarawa, which is seldom more than tens of yards wide at its widest, is home to around 60,000 people

塔拉瓦岛是基里巴斯的首都，有近6万人口，此岛最大宽度尚不足100码。

Kiribati

基里巴斯

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first in the world to ring in the new year. In the capital Tarawa, many celebrated with church services and mostly quiet private events.

太平洋岛国基里巴斯是世界上第一个敲响新年钟声的国家。在该国首都塔拉瓦，很多人都以去教堂做礼拜和通常安静的私人聚会来庆祝新年。

The 2004 Summer Olympics were the first for the island nation of Kiribati .

2004年的夏季奥运会是基里巴斯第一次参加奥运比赛。

For low-lying islands like the Maldives or Kiribati , that is a very real possibility.

对于像马尔代夫和基里巴斯这样地势低洼的岛国，这种情况的确存在。

AUSTALIA AUSTALIA NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND PAPUA NEW GUINEA FIJI IS KIRIBATI SOLOMON IS TONGA SAMOA TUVALU MICRONESIA VANUATU

国家澳大利亚澳大利亚新西兰新西兰新西兰巴布亚新几内亚斐济群岛基里巴斯所罗门群岛汤加萨摩亚图瓦卢密克罗尼西亚瓦努阿图

Kiribati folk music remains less affected by Western culture than most other Pacific island cultures.

基里巴斯的民间音乐相对于其他太平洋岛国文化来说，仍然很少受西方文化的影响。

Anote Tong, Kiribati ’s president, enthusiastically backed the project and has since led it to fruition.

基里巴斯的总统汤安诺（AnoteTong）满腔热情的支持了这项计划，并使它结出了累累硕果。

The parliament of Kiribati , called Maneaba ni Maungatabu is elected every four years, and consists of 42 representatives.

基里巴斯国会，称为Maneaba，每四年选举一次，共有42个席位。

Post-secondary education and training are available both in Kiribati and overseas.

基里巴斯国内外都提供中学以上的教育和培训。

Kiribati folk music is generally based around chanting or other forms of vocalizing, accompanied by body percussion.

基里巴斯民间音乐总体上基于伴随身体撞击声得着歌颂或其他形式的vocalizing。

Kiribati , a Pacific island country that mined guano for fertiliser, set up the Kiribati Revenue Equalisation Reserve Fund in 1956.

基里巴斯是个太平洋上的岛国，主要以把鸟粪制造成肥料为生。该国在1956年成立了基里巴斯收益平衡储备基金。

It will be many years yet before Kosovo takes its seat at the UN between Kiribati and Kuwait (or Kurdistan, if it gets there first).

科索沃还有很多年才能加入联合国，成为基里巴斯和科威特之间的一员（或者是库尔德斯坦，如果它先加入的话）。

The Cook Islands, Kiribati , Niue, Tonga, the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu could also all be at risk.

库克群岛，基里巴斯，纽埃，汤加，所罗门群岛，斐济和瓦努阿图也都处于危险之中。

And Biribo, who lives on the Pacific island of Kiribati , says: “It gives me that sense that we can still live on this island. ”

另外，居住在太平洋岛国基里巴斯的比瑞博说：“这给我的感觉是我们还能住在这个岛上。”

He headed to Kiribati in the Central Pacific, swapping the condo for a small stick hut and swanky restaurants for fish and rice.

他离开了公寓和奢华的餐馆，去到位于中太平洋的基里巴斯共和国，住进小茅屋，吃着鱼和米饭。

Public performances in modern Kiribati are generally performed by a seated chorus, accompanied by a guitar.

现代基里巴斯的公众表演，通常都是很多都是一支坐着的合唱队，并使用吉他伴奏。