A city of southeast Texas south-southeast of Houston on Galveston Island at the entrance to Galveston Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico.

美国得克萨斯州东南部的一座城市，位于休斯敦东南偏南，在加尔维斯顿岛上的加尔维斯顿湾的入口处，在墨西哥湾的臂湾中。

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Galveston island and other coastal areas took the brunt of hurricane Ike and many areas look like war zones with collapsed houses and buildings flooded neighborhoods and downed trees and power lines.

加尔维斯顿岛和其他沿海地区在这次飓风袭击中受灾最严重，很多地方看上去象战场一样，房屋建筑倒塌，居民区淹水，树木被吹倒，电线被刮断。

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But it takes a certain type of person to live on the island [ Galveston] and this is our home," she said.

不过，住在岛上的人，一般都是挺有个性的；这是我们的家啊！

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All of Standard Renewable's solar installations on Galveston Island withstood Hurricane Ike, and they were some of the only power generators up and running in the days afterward.

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It also allows us to limit access to Galveston Island.

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And the island city of Galveston itself is almost a ghost town.

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