But isn't that isthmus only composed of quicksand?

那么，这地峡松动的沙土形成的吗？

Yes, last night, in a matter of minutes, we cleared that insuperable isthmus.

对，就昨夜，几分钟内，我们便走过这不能走过的地峡。

The strip of land, known as the Isthmus of Panama, was formed about 3.5 million years ago.

巴拿马地峡形成于350万年前。

But they are technically connected by land to one another across the narrow Isthmus of Panama.

但严格来说，它们通过陆地上狭窄的巴拿马地峡相互连接的。

For thousands of years now people have been walking across the Isthmus of Panama between the two halves of America.

几千年来，人们一直步行穿过南北美洲两部分之间的巴拿马地峡。

Today,nearly 14,000 vessels travel through the isthmus annually— each in under 12 hours.

如今，每年有将近 14,000 艘穿越地峡——每艘的航行时间都在 12 小时以内。

Strauss chose the fastest route, across the Isthmus of Panama.

施特劳斯选择最快的路线，穿过巴拿马地峡。

He couldn't assume now that he could capture the town when the treasure arrived from over the Isthmus.

他现在不能假定，当宝藏从地峡运来时，他就能占领这座城镇。

The British rejected this effort to settle the stressful issue of European construction of an isthmian canal.

英国人拒绝这一解决欧洲人修建地峡运河这一紧张问题的努力。

When Great Britain moved to assert her interest in an isthmian canal, he reminded her of the Monroe Doctrine.

当英国采取行动维护她对地峡运河的兴趣时，他让她想起门罗主义。

To truly connect these two bodies of water shipping interests needed a canal— a continuous maritime passage through the isthmus.

真正连接这两个水域， 航运需要一条运河— —一条穿过地峡的连续海上通道。

But he was determined to make another attempt on the Isthmus.

但他决心再次尝试穿越地峡。

A couple of years before that, he'd cut the artery of silver across the Isthmus of Panama.

几年之前，他在巴拿马地峡切断银脉。

Otherwise, in his Latin American initiatives, Harrison advocated construction of a Central American isthmian canal.

否则，在他的拉丁美洲倡议中，哈里森主张建造一条中美洲地峡运河。

He began to restore diplomatic harmony with Mexico, and an American-built railroad was constructed across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

他开始恢复与墨西哥的外交和谐, 一条美国建造的铁路横跨特万特佩克地峡。

The museum's eight galleries celebrate the history of the Central America Isthmus, as one of the world's richest deco systems. BBC News.

博物馆的八个展厅展示中美洲地峡的历史，它世界上最丰富的装饰系统之一。英国广播公司的新闻。

He sent a party across his old stomping grounds, across the Isthmus to the Pacific side, but they were stopped by atrocious weather.

他派一队人穿越他昔日活动的老地方，穿过地峡到达太平洋一侧，但他们被恶劣的天气阻止。

It had made its way from the south, crossing the still-forming Isthmus of Panama and onto the coastal plains of Texas and then Florida.

它从南方而来，穿越仍在形成的巴拿马地峡，到达得克萨斯的沿海平原，然后佛罗里达。

The only hope for avoiding a grueling six month wagon journey was to travel the narrowest portion of the continent— the 48-kilometer Isthmus of Panama.

避免六个月的艰苦旅行的唯一希望穿越大陆最狭窄的部分——48 公里的巴拿马地峡。

When this exciting news reached the East, a mighty rush began to California, over the trails, across the Isthmus of Panama, and around Cape Horn.

当这个令人振奋的消息传到东方时， 人们开始涌向加利福尼亚，越过小径，穿过巴拿马地峡， 绕过合恩角。