- Greenland -- the world's largest island currently owned by Denmark. 格陵兰岛，世界上最大的岛，目前为丹麦所有。
- Greenland is widely believed to be hugely rich in natural resources -- including iron ore, lead, zinc, diamonds, gold, rare earth elements, uranium and oil. 大家都认为格陵兰岛藏有大量的自然资源包括：铁矿石、铅、锌、钻石、黄金、
- And much of it is currently untapped, due to the fact that, well, 80% of the country is covered by an ice sheet. 由于格陵兰岛80%的土地被冰盖所覆盖，因此岛上大部分的资源目前未被开发。
- But due to global warming, that ice sheet is melting rapidly -- this summer NASA scientists observed two of the largest melts in the history of Greenland -- and that erosion of the ice sheet is expected to make the mining of Greenland's natural resources more doable. 但是随着全球变暖，格陵兰岛上的冰盖正在迅速融化-这个夏天NASA的科学家观察到有史以来最大的2块冰盖消融殆尽，这也让矿产资源开发变得更加可行。
- Is this project something that you think doable ? 你认为这个项目可行吗？
- Trump is a man very interested in his legacy in office. Buying Greenland would be a major bullet point on his presidential resume. 特朗普非常看重自己的执政遗产。能够买下格陵兰岛对于他来说绝对会在他的履历上留下浓墨重彩的一笔。
- Is Greenland for sale? 格陵兰岛可以被出售吗？
- "We're open for business, not for sale." 来做生意，欢迎。来买岛，免谈。
- Denmark owns Greenland, but the country has its own autonomous government. 丹麦拥有格陵兰岛，但是格陵兰岛有自己的自治政府。
- Hong Kong SAR (Special Autonomous Region ) 香港特别行政区，这个全称不太常见。一般都直接称呼Hong Kong.
- In 1946, US Secretary of State James Byrnes -- serving under President Harry Truman -- broached the idea with the Danish foreign minister at a United Nations meeting in New York. 1946年，美国国务卿James Byrnes （杜鲁门时代），在纽约的联合国大会上向丹麦外长提出了购买格陵兰岛的想法。
- He broached the subject of her past during the meeting . 他在会议上提出了她的过去。
- Greenland is actually icy and Iceland is actually green. 格陵兰岛其实是结满冰的而冰岛是绿色的。（Geenland 字面意思就是绿色的土地，Iceland字面意思是冰岛。）
