| 单词 | Formosan |
| 例句 | Bolton is scheduled to join a banquet on Monday organized by the Formosan Association for Public Affairs, a pro-independence organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. US ex-security adviser calls for closer ties with Taiwan 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z The endangered Formosan black bear is seen as a symbol of Taiwanese identity. A punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z The issue centers on a 2016 letter that a Costco executive sent to the Formosan Association for Public Affairs, which advocates Taiwan’s continued independence from China. Costco’s Taiwan Comment Leads to Economy-Sized Headache in China 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z When asked why his skin was so pale, he said he was a member of the Formosan aristocracy which lived underground. The woman who gave birth to rabbits 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z In addition to the four incised onto stamps, the insect rogues’ gallery includes the red imported fire ant, the Mediterranean fruit fly and the Formosan subterranean termite. Review | See a stink bug that’s inches long at a National Zoo show all about insects 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Asian and Formosan subterranean termites contribute in large part to the cost associated with termite damage and control globally, the study says. UF scientists predict termite risk in South Florida to grow 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z “We’ve seen an increase in not just Formosan termites but we’ve been seeing more swarming termites,” said Jacob Cohn, operations manager with Arrow Termite & Pest Control Co. Experts: Subterranean termites on the rise in Baton Rouge 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z The Formosan, which originated in China, is now established throughout the southeastern United States. Termite menace: Giant hybrid swarm of world’s most destructive species emerging in Florida 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z A healthy Formosan breakfast involved chopping the head off a viper and sucking its blood out. The woman who gave birth to rabbits 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Asian and Formosan termites already cost as much as $40 billion in damage each year, globally. Florida’s invasive termite species are now interbreeding, and the resulting “super-termite” is basically the worst thing imaginable 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Asian and Formosan subterranean termites cause about $32 billion in damage annually, worldwide, including the harm to structures and the measures to control them. UF scientists predict termite risk in South Florida to grow 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z To the Formosan subterranean termites, it’s an entirely different story. Experts: Subterranean termites on the rise in Baton Rouge 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Su attributes the development to climate change, noting that Asian and Formosan termites used to live in separate territories and swarm at different times. Termite species mix in Florida, reproducing at breakneck rate 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Asian and Formosan subterranean termites are two of the most destructive termite species in the world, responsible for much of the estimated $40 billion in economic losses attributed to termites annually. 2 exotic termites find love in Florida, worrying researchers 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The writer is editor of Taiwan Communiqué, a publication of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs. Taiwan’s rejection of ‘one country, two systems’ For each year of the study period - 1990 to 2015 - researchers estimated that any structure within a 500-meter radius from any recorded Asian subterranean or Formosan termite would be at risk of infestation. UF scientists predict termite risk in South Florida to grow 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Formosan termites were first found in Louisiana in the 1960s, and now regularly invade New Orlean’s live oak trees. An Invasive Menu: Eating Termites and Water Rats to Save New Orleans The research found that Asian male termites prefer Formosan females, and that their colonies within one year contain about 160 individuals compared to 60 in a single-species colony. Termite species mix in Florida, reproducing at breakneck rate 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z "What we didn't expect to see was when they're in the same place at the same time, we saw the male Asian subterranean termites looking for the female Formosan termites in the field," Chouvenc said. 2 exotic termites find love in Florida, worrying researchers 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Termites, mostly the voracious Formosans, cause $40 billion worth of damage a year worldwide, eating through wood structures particularly in Japan, China and the United States, Su said. Termites' powerful weapon against extermination? Their own poop 2013-09-25T20:46:02Z South Florida, with about 6 million residents, represents the only location in the continental U.S. where the distribution of Asian and Formosan termites overlap. UF scientists predict termite risk in South Florida to grow 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Left: Formosan termites shown at four times actual size. An Invasive Menu: Eating Termites and Water Rats to Save New Orleans The news of this extinction isn’t unexpected, as there hasn’t been a confirmed sighting of the Formosan clouded leopard in more than three decades. After 13-Year Quest, Clouded Leopards Confirmed Extinct in Taiwan 2013-05-03T23:45:06.797Z He calls it the Formosan voice, after the Portuguese name for the island of Taiwan. Letter from Taiwan: Modeling an Inclusive Chinese Identity 2013-01-23T12:30:11Z He began to prepare a grammar of the Formosan language, which he finally completed. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Travellers are especially struck with the beauty of some of the wild flowers, more especially with the lilies and convolvuluses; and European greenhouses have been enriched by several Formosan orchids and other ornamental plants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The services rendered by this intelligent observer to Formosan ethnology deserve more general recognition than they have hitherto received. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Meanwhile, there is still one confirmed Formosan clouded leopard in Taiwan: a stuffed specimen sitting by itself at the National Taiwan museum. After 13-Year Quest, Clouded Leopards Confirmed Extinct in Taiwan 2013-05-03T23:45:06.797Z Taiwan is a destination for trafficked animals including orangutans and giant tortoises Formosan black bears are not faring much better. Sea change 2011-02-01T00:11:44Z At last, he came to Liege in Belgium, pretending to be a Formosan, converted to Christianity. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z "This agreement is not about free trade, it is about political control," said Bob Yang of the US-based Formosan Association for Public Affairs. China trade deal has a sting its tail for Taiwan 2010-06-29T16:30:00Z We watch Formosan termites eat through a wood model of New Orleans or giant cockroaches scurry in a kitchen closet. Museums Special Section: The Thrill of Science, Tamed by Agendas 2010-03-18T04:34:00Z Allied to T. sphenura of the Himalayas, and to a Formosan species. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Thus the Formosans set no store on sons, but aspire to have daughters, who procure them sons-in-law to become the support of their old age.” The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy He had at first proposed to our Formosan impostor to procure his discharge, and convey him to England; this was eagerly consented to by our pliant adventurer. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The Formosan expedition took place in 1874, and, in the fall of 1875, a Korean fort opened fire on a Japanese warship which was engaged in surveying the coast. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Besides, he and the lieutenant knew that the arrival of the Japanese was expected, whereas the Formosans had no reason to suspect anything of the kind. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas Formosan jay is a very close ally of the preceding, confined to the island of Formosa. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras A "Formosan Alphabet" is also given, and the Lord's Prayer, Apostles' Creed, and Ten Commandments, are "translated" into this imaginary language. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Some years afterwards Psalmanazar was engaged in a minor imposture; one man had persuaded him to father a white composition called the Formosan japan! which was to be sold at a high price! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Therefore when, in 1873, the crew of a wrecked Ryukyuan junk was barbarously treated by the Formosan aborigines, the Yedo Government at once sought redress from Peking. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The Japanese Government has established a bureau for the sale of opium, and under the pretext that opium was to be used for medicinal purposes has caused Koreans and Formosans to engage in poppy cultivation. Korea's Fight for Freedom The most interesting and suggestive feature connected with these Formosan mammals is the identity or affinity of several of them, with Indian or Malayan rather than with Chinese species. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras He called it C. schoenicola when he wrote, but he really referred to the Formosan bird, which he has since separated. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 The project failed, and Psalmanazar considered the miscarriage of the white Formosan japan as a providential warning to repent of all his impostures of Formosa! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 She must and will settle her own problems as seems best to her, and, if she is driven to “suppress” her Formosan aborigines, it is none of our business. The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon The Formosans, delighted with this feat of submission, spared the lives of himself and his companions and kept them in prison instead of decapitating them. Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition A peculiar species allied to the Himalayan and Formosan species. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras To oblige the Bishop he translated the church catechism into 'Formosan,' and he published in 1704 'an historical and geographical Description of Formosa,' of which a second edition appeared in the following year. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays He fell into gross blunders; having inadvertently affirmed that the Formosans sacrificed eighteen thousand male infants annually, he persisted in not lessening the number. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Whatever De La Gironière says must be received with considerable caution; but Pickering, a prosaic and matter-of-fact Britisher, speaking of the Formosan savages, says that “they mixed the brains of their enemies with wine.” The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon In them he certainly confesses the impudent trick which he had played in his youth, when he passed himself off as a Formosan convert. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 One of the more recent of these is that of a pheasant of the white-ringed Formosan variety, P. torquatus, of the Chinese pheasant. Hormones and Heredity In 1716 there was a subscription of £20 or £30 a year raised for him as a Formosan convert. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays He now finally quitted his home, assuming the character of a Formosan convert, who had been educated by the Jesuits. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 One of the tea houses is an exhibit of the Central Tea Traders' Association, the other one by the Formosan Government. The Jewel City The young impostor everywhere gave himself out as a Formosan who had been entrapped by a Jesuit priest, and brought to Avignon. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 The Formosans themselves fought hard, and in the fight the Christians came in for times of trouble. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa He supported his fraud by invention of a language and letters, and of a Formosan religion. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays In a garrison at Sluys he found a Scotch regiment in the Dutch pay; the commander had the curiosity to invite our Formosan to confer with Innes, the chaplain to his regiment. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 At noon on May 26, 1895, the dragon flag of China was hauled down from Formosan forts and the banner of Japan was hoisted. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa In all ages there have been those who died for their faith in Jesus Christ; and these Formosan followers of their Master proved themselves no less faithful than the martyrs of old. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa Dr. Dickson went off on this errand, and being well acquainted with Formosan customs and language, soon returned with two Chinese carriers and plenty of food. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa He swept over the country like one of his own Formosan winds, carrying all before him. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa Innes courted the Formosan, and easily won on the adventurer, who had hitherto in vain sought for a patron. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 "Unless he was a second Pegasus, and could soar above the Formosan roads," added Dr. Dickson. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa A Formosan city is not the blaze of electricity to which Westerners are accustomed, and only here and there in the narrow streets shone a dim light. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa And the soft Formosan grass grew over his grave, the winds roared about it, and the river and the sea sang his requiem. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa All day, as they descended the mountain, the rain came down in torrents, a real Formosan rain that is like the floodgates opening. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa Meanwhile no time was lost by Innes to inform the unsuspicious and generous Bishop of London of the prize he possessed—to convert the Formosan was his ostensible pretext; to procure preferment his concealed motive. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Besides being an ordained minister, he was a physician as well, just exactly what the north Formosan mission needed. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa And so one bright day, there was a wedding in the chapel of the old Dutch fort, where the British consul married George Leslie Mackay to a Formosan lady. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa If he had been received with acclaim in his native land, his Formosan friends' welcome was not less warm. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa And so he and his Formosan wife said good-by, amid tears and regrets on all sides, and leaving Mr. Junor in charge with A Hoa to help, they set sail for Canada. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa And then, right from this shining sky, there fell a storm of such fierceness that it threatened to wipe out completely the whole north Formosan mission. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa At one time Dr. Campbell, one of the south Formosan missionaries, paid him a visit. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa The two Englishmen had to go on through their fields to their south Formosan home and the young Canadian must go back to fight the battle alone in the north of the island. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa The terrible experiences during the war year, the hard work, and the trying Formosan climate had all combined against him. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa Then there were quinine and other simple remedies for malaria handed round, for in a Formosan crowd there were often many shaking in the grip of this terrible disease. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa And so the autumn passed away happily and busily, and Mackay entered his first Formosan winter. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa "There is a worm in it," the soldier said, for the Formosan doctors had taught the people this was the cause of toothache. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa Wait till you've had some experience of the luxuries of Formosan inns. The Black-Bearded Barbarian : The life of George Leslie Mackay of Formosa |
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