The traffic, therefore, flows continuously — if slowly — around a center island.
因此,交通围绕中心岛连续不断地流动——尽管速度很慢。
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Near eleven o'clock in the morning, we cleared the lower slopes of the mountains that form the island's center, and we still hadn't bagged a thing.
到十一点左右,我们已经走过了构成这岛中心的第:层山脉,可是仍然毫无所得。
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Driving on a curve rather than a straight line — especially if you're unfamiliar with that particular intersection — that can lead to more fender-benders or encounters with the center island in the roundabout.