a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola

the island of hispaniola, with haiti on the western half and the dominican republic on the eastern half, lies on the northern edge of the caribbean tectonic plate.

由海地和多米尼加共和国分占西东两侧的伊斯帕尼奥拉岛位于加勒比海板块构造的北部边缘。

the dominican republic has banned cutting down trees for charcoal and subsidized propane as a substitute, and the contrast can be seen in satellite photographs of the border.

多米尼加共和国已经禁止砍伐森林当柴烧，通过补贴让天然气取代木炭，现在两国之间的差异能从卫星拍的国界图片上看得一清二楚。

the dominican republic, which … could be an important hub for us to bring relief material on behalf of the humanitarian community has not been damaged, so we can use the dominican republic assets.

多米尼加共和国没有遭到破坏，那里可能成为我们一个重要的中转站，把人道组织的救援物资送进去，所以我们可以利用多米尼加共和国的资源。

the main port is unable to offload supplies from ships, and the key road to neighbouring dominican republic is clogged, as hundreds of lorries try to get in and out of haiti.

海地的主要港口无法从船上卸载物资，数百辆卡车试图进出海地，但通往邻近的多米尼加共和国的道路也被封堵。

last year, i drove across the island of hispaniola, and it was surreal: you traverse what in places is a haitian moonscape until you reach the border with the dominican republic — and jungle.

去年我驱车穿越了整个海地岛，见到了超现实的景象：一路所经之地，我看到的是海地版的月球表面，直到抵达多米尼加共和国边境才见到丛林。

similarly, mexico has allocated us$4.4 billion in emergency infrastructure spending for 2009, and the dominican republic has adopted a us$400 million public works plan for 2009.

同样，墨西哥为2009年分配了44亿美元的紧急基础设施支出；多米尼加共和国2009年实施了一项4亿美元的公共工程计划。

in 2008 mr lynch tested waterslides at holiday villages in lanzarote, majorca, egypt, turkey, costa del sol, cyprus, algarve, dominican republic and mexico.

林奇先生2008年测试了兰萨罗特，马略卡岛，埃及，土耳其，太阳海岸，塞浦路斯，阿尔加维，多米尼加共和国和墨西哥度假村的水滑道。

costa rica is the greenest and happiest country on the planet, according to the rankings developed by think tank the new economics foundation, followed by the dominican republic and jamaica.

根据此项排名，哥斯达黎加是全球绿化率和幸福指数最高的国家，多米尼加共和国和牙买加分列其后。 该调查由智囊机构新经济基金会发起。

that had been a year ago in the dominican republic when she「d been on a photo assignment for elle and he」d been taking a day off from a project he'd been working on in nearby haiti.

一年前，在多米尼加共和国的时候，她正在为《世界时尚之苑》完成一个摄影任务，而他正从一个海地附近的课题中告了一天假。

the severe earthquake that struck haiti and the dominican republic has inflicted large-scale damage, including on hospitals and health facilities, and large numbers of casualties are feared.

在海地和多米尼加共和国发生的强烈地震已造成巨大破坏，其中医院和卫生设施也遭到严重毁坏，恐怕会有大量人员伤亡。

this week, xstrata, another big mining firm, suspended operations at a nickel mine in the dominican republic while converting its power supply to run on coal, rather than—more expensive—oil.

本周，另一矿业巨头斯特拉塔公司宣布在多米尼加共和国的镍矿生产由更昂贵的石油动力转变为煤动力期间，暂停生产运营。