密克罗尼西亚西太平洋上菲律宾群岛以东，赤道以北的岛群，是大洋洲的一部分，包括加罗林群岛，马绍尔群岛，马里亚纳群岛和吉尔伯特群岛 A division of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean comprising the islands east of the Philippines and north of the equator. It includes the Caroline, Marshall, Mariana, and Gilbert islands.
"我亲爱的米德尔顿先生，" －吉尔伯特即便是对最要好的朋友也老爱用姓来称呼－ "看在老天的份上，别一直做天下头号大傻瓜了。你难道就没发现这是有世以来最了不起的事情吗？" "My dear Middleton, " - Gilbert affected the use of surnames even for his most intimate friends, - "don't, for heaven's sake, be the prize ass of all time. Can't you see it's the greatest thing that's ever happened?"
