尤其对于那些生活在赤道附近的人来说，它的盈亏比季节的变化更为明显。

For those living near the equator in particular, its waxing and waning was more conspicuous than the passing of the seasons.

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对赤道附近的土壤，每1,000磅据信仅有大约2大汤匙的水。

For soil near the equator, only about two tablespoons of water is believed to be present in every 1,000 pounds.

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赤道附近的太平洋温度升高引起了厄尔尼罗现象，它影响了2009-10年的全球气温。

Temperatures in 2009-10 have been affected by the phenomenon known as El Niño which follows the warming of the Pacific ocean near the equator.

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