American is killed by bow and arrow on remote Indian island

bow 弓，鞠躬

1. to bow to sb 向某人鞠躬   

2. to take a bow 鞠躬答谢

3. to bow and scrape 点头哈腰，卑躬屈膝  

造句：It's embarrassing to see people bowing and scraping to the new CEO.

4. Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed. 三思而后行。

remote

a remote village,  in the remote past/future,  a remote cousin,  a remote manner 冷漠的态度

He was about to set foot on one of the most sealed-off parts of India, an island inhabited by a small, enigmatic and highly isolated tribe...

kayak 皮艇

set foot on 进入，踏上某个领域

sealed-off 封闭的，隔离的  to seal an envelope

inhabit  v. 居住，栖居

enigmatic  神秘的，费解的 eg. an enigmatic smile     enigma /ɪ'nɪgmə/ 令人费解的东西

isolated 孤立的，分离的 eg. an isolated house, an isolated patient

And Indian government regulations clearly prohibited any interaction with people on the island, called North Sentinel. But Chau pushed ahead, setting off in his kayak, which he had packed with a Bible.

interaction 交流，交往   interaction between ... 

sentinel 哨兵

push ahead （坚定地）继续前行/ 推行  to push ahead with 

造句：The government have decided to push ahead with its reform programme.

Indian authorities said Chau had been shot with bows and arrows by tribesmen when he got on shore...

tribesman 部落居民

get on shore 上岸 = step on/ set foot on shore

It was a "misplaced adventure," ... " He certainly knew it was off limits."

misplaced 不合时宜的，错误的

off limits to sb/  for sth 禁止入内，不适用于某物

造句：The site is off limits to the public.      Cream cleansers are off limits for oily skin.

Pathak said Chau, ... may have been trying to convert the islanders to Christianity.

... he had written that Jesus had bestowed him with the strength to go to the most forbidden places on earth.

convert sb to sth 转变，改变某人的信仰

'convert  n.   a convert to Catholicism

bestow 赠与，授予  

to bestow an honour on sb

to bestow sb with sth

forbidden 被禁止的 （forbid  v.）

missionary 被派到远方传教的传教士