Similar trends are observable in mainland Europe.(类似的趋势在欧洲大陆也能见到。)
Alcatraz is over a mile from the mainland.(恶魔岛离大陆超过一英里远。)
The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge.(这个岛有一座桥与大陆相连。)
A decade ago, this island's ecosystem was in chaos. Wild pigs attracted golden eagles from the mainland, and those flying predators crashed the fox population.(十年前，这个岛的生态系统处于混乱状态，野猪吸引了来自大陆的金雕，而那些飞行的捕食者又使狐狸的数量锐减。)
The bridge joins the island to the mainland.(这座大桥把小岛和大陆衔接起来。)
The only bridge over the channel separating Burland from the mainland is congested, and trucks typically spend hours in traffic.(海峡上唯一连接伯兰和大陆的桥梁拥堵不堪，卡车通常要在路上堵上几个小时。)
The Hebrides are to the west of the Scottish mainland.(赫布里底群岛位于苏格兰本土的西面。)
There are 7 confirmed cases on the mainland now.(截至目前内地共确诊7例甲流。)
Such sentiments are common on the mainland.(在大陆这种情绪十分常见。)
However, even on the mainland there is rivalry.(然而，即使在内地城市间，也存在竞争。)
