The miners are thought to have entered the mine Saturday after illegally digging an entry tunnel near the abandoned shaft.

这些矿工在这处废弃矿井附近非法挖掘一条隧道之后，于星期六下到矿井里。

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The so-called "sinking shaft" was designed by the eminent engineer as an entrance to London's Thames Tunnel, but the space has now been transformed into an underground performance venue.

杰出的工程师设计的所谓的“凿井”曾作为伦敦泰晤士隧道的入口，但是现在该空间现在被转化成了地下的表演会所。

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Tunnel a hole, shaft, passage, etc.

挖掘洞穴、矿井、通道等。

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Every night, 14-year-old Said scrambles down a narrow shaft leading to a tunnel.

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The spoil is put into the train and taken down the tunnel and back through the shaft into trucks.

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