The Dutch were just not in control any more. The Duke of York owned the area now.

荷兰人只是不再对这片土地有控制权而已。约克公爵现在是这片土地的主人。

The Duke of York owned the area now. He was the brother of King Charles the Second of England.

该地当时归约克伯爵（英国国王查理二世的弟弟）所有。

Georgia Bulldog linemen and so that they just they owned that area.

佐治亚斗牛犬队线工，因此他们拥有该区域。

Rachel's friend owned a protected area for birds. An airplane had flown over the area where the birds were kept and spread a powerful chemical called DDT.

蕾切尔的朋友拥有一个鸟类保护区。一架飞机飞过这片地区，投下化学物质DDT。

This was a law that gave money to build a canal as long as the government could negotiate a treaty with Colombia, which of course owned the area which is now the country of Panama.

这是一项法律， 只要政府可以与哥伦比亚谈判达成一项条约， 就可以拨款修建运河， 哥伦比亚当然拥有现在属于巴拿马国家的地区。