They speculate that the island may have even been part of a much larger landmass that once stretched from scotland to norway .

他们推测这座岛屿可能是曾经大陆板块上从苏格兰延伸至挪威的某一部分。

However , the main landmass that we know as chinahas always been affected , and continues to be so today , by chinese societieswell beyond its own borders .

然而，大陆，众所周知的中国，一直受到超过其自身边界的中国社会的影响，而且今天这种影响仍在持续。

Just why , beginning in around 1500 , did the less populous and apparently backward west of the eurasian landmass come to dominate the rest of the world , including the more populous and more sophisticated societies of eastern eurasia ?

大约从1500年开始，人口更少、显然也更为落后的欧亚大陆西部逐渐开始统治世界的其它地区，包括人口更多、社会发达程度也更高的欧亚大陆东部，这究竟是为什么？

Its geographical position , wedged between the european landmass , russia and the middle east , has given it a new strategic importance , especially in the energy-pipeline business .

它连接着欧洲大陆，俄罗斯和中东，这样的地理位置赋予了它新的战略优势，特别是在能源管线贸易中。

Far off in the south atlantic , 2500 kilometres ( 1550 miles ) from the nearest landmass , africa , a war is being waged on a lonely spot called gough island .

在遥远的大西洋南部，一场战争正在地图上一个孤零零的小点戈夫岛上进行，该岛距离最近的大陆非洲也有2500公里（1550英里）之遥。