Higher seas would literally cover some small island nations, ruin vast expanses of land used to grow food, and boost the intensity of deadly hurricanes and other extreme weather events.

高水位的海水会逐个的淹没一些小岛屿国，毁坏大量用于种植作物的广阔土地，并且引发致命的高强度飓风和其它极端恶劣的气候事件。

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A recent archeology survey of the palace ruin determined it to be roughly the size of Manhattan island of New York City.

最近的一项考古调查，确定故宫毁掉它的规模大致在曼哈顿岛上的纽约市。

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But some locals argue that building a walkway would ruin the historic neighborhood, the first area settled by Chinese on Hong Kong Island.

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