It's increased its territory by 20 percent since the 1970s through a process called land reclamation.

自 20 世纪 70 年代以来，通过一项名为填海造陆的工程，新加坡的领土增加了 20%。

Low Pei Chin is chief engineer of the water reclamation department of the Public Utilities Board.

刘佩琴是公共事业委员会水资源回收部门的总工程师。

In recent years, loss of habitat from pollution and land reclamation have also threatened the animals.

近年来，因污染和土地开垦而造成的栖息地丧失威胁到了这些动物。

Chinese land reclamation efforts near islets claimed by the Philippines also set off alarms in Manila.

中国在这些岛屿附近的领土声称做法令马尼拉警惕。

Language loss is about social change;language reclamation is also about social change.

语言丧失与社会变革有；语言恢复与社会变革有。

" Language reclamation is also about social change" .

“语言造社会变革”。

Is something like that potentially liable to reclamation?

类似的东西有可能被回收吗？

China has been strengthening its land reclamation efforts in the Spratly Islands.

中国一直在加强在南沙群岛的填海造地工作。

All over the world, sand is mined for things like building material, land reclamation, and hydrofracking.

在世界各地，沙子被开采用于建筑材料、土地开垦和水力压裂等用途。

I asked Stephen why this reclamation movement is gaining traction now, specifically in the food world.

我问斯蒂芬为什么这种填海运动现在越来越受欢迎，特别是在食品界。

Once home to docklands - the area was officially  established in the 1960s through land reclamation.

曾经是码头区的所在地 - 该地区于 1960 年代通过填海造地正式建立。

With the land reclamation phase now nearing completion, work on the above ground infrastructure is about to start.

随着土地复垦阶段即将完成，地上基础设施的工作即将开始。

So nowadays while the form and technology may be more diverse, that promise, that reclamation of time remains.

因此，如今，虽然形式和技术可能更加多样化，但这种承诺， 时间的回收仍然存在。

This has undermined the legacy and the impact of these programs, but it also makes them ripe for reclamation.

这破坏了这些项目的遗产和影响，但使它们的回收时机成熟。

But this year, China sped up its island reclamation efforts and built an airstrip as proof of its claim.

但今年，中国加快了填海造岛的步伐， 并建造了一条飞机跑道作为其主权声索的证明。

And so when you have people who are involved in reclamation work, it's work that corrects the historical record.

因此，当有人参与填海工程时，就是纠正历史记录的工作。

A recent EU directive tries to remedy this by setting the reclamation of materials above recycling in a “waste hierarchy” that will affect building sites.

最近欧盟新出台的政策在“废品等级”中将材料回收再利用置于回收再生之上，将会对各个建筑工地产生影响。

It is one of the epics of civilization, this reclamation of the Southwest, and its heroes, thank God, are Americans.

这是文明的史诗之一， 西南的开垦，感谢上帝，它的英雄是美国人。

New research claims 70% of recent land reclamation projects have happened in places  at risk of extreme sea level rise.

新研究称，最近 70% 的土地开垦项目发生在面临海平面极端上升风险的地方。

Yes, land reclamation has always  been part of Copenhagen's history, but it's nothing like what  we're about to see here.

是的，土地开垦一直是哥本哈根历史的一部分，但它与我们即将在这里看到的完全不同。