We felt the ground give way under our feet.

我们感觉到脚下的土地下陷了。

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Another way of countering drought is to have a limited amount of mass above ground and to have extensive root networks below ground.

对付干旱的另一种方法是在地面上种植特定数量的植物，并且确保地下有广大的根系网络。

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If the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow carrots the same way as you do during the summer months.

如果冬天还没有冷到让土地结冰的地步，你可以像夏天那样种植胡萝卜。

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That means early signs of economic recovery, like the way plants begin to shoot up from the ground as a sign of spring.

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Then he flung outward, feet first, with a swish, Kicking his way down through the air to the ground.

然后，纵身一跳，他两脚先伸出去，在空中乱踢乱舞，于是飕的一声，降落到地面。

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But it had rows of seats like that, usually made over a hill or dug into the ground in some way.

但是观众席的结构很相似，通常建在山坡上或挖入地下。

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Gil Amelio, who cut costs and ground his way to profitability at National Semiconductor, stumbled too.

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Gil Amelio, who cut costs and ground his way to profitability at National Semiconductor (nyse: NSM - news - people ), stumbled too.

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Elephants, according to Dr O'Connell-Rodwell, can transmit signals through the ground this way for distances of as much as 50km when they trumpet, make mock charges or stomp their feet.

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