Originally named Fushi, Tongli is an age-old but very well preserved water township with a history of more than 1, 000 years.

同里，旧称“富土”，同里是一个有着1000多年历史的古老但非常保存完好的水乡。

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Bats, swallows and more are chemically preserved in the pose in which they perished, sealed in the deposits of sodium carbonate in the water.

蝙蝠、燕子以及更多的动物遗体以化学方式保存成它们死亡时的姿势，被密封在水里的碳酸钠沉 积物中。

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The mummified trees were likely preserved so long because they were buried quickly by landslides and thus protected from air and water, which hastens decomposition.

森林化石之所以能够保存如此长的时间，是因为在山体滑坡中它们被快速掩埋，之后与水和空气隔绝，从而未能腐烂。

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The only food they had were two cans of preserved turnips, no fresh water.

仅有的食物就是两罐腌萝卜，没有淡水。

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Because they are preserved in the Gale crater still today, it implies that the water there had relatively little acidity -- that is, it was fresh water, like the water you'd find in most ponds or lakes on Earth today.

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For example, although the findings concerning water are exciting, the presence of water may mean that organic molecules indicative of life were not well-preserved, Grotzinger said.

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