The center of the earthquake was a scant 10 kilometers beneath the surface, and just 15 kilometers from the capital.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

And just as in that earlier poem the act of fishing is symbolically resonant "The Fisherman" is an image of man searching the depths of the world for the wisdom that hides beneath the surface of things.

和以前的事一样,也是有象征意味的,渔夫是一个探索世界的深邃,和隐藏在事物表面下的智慧,的一个人物形象。

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Yet strong emotions lie just beneath the surface.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

NASA used its Lunar Crater Observing and Sensing Satellite,or LCROSS, to look for water deep beneath the lunar surface.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

But another NASA project, the Lunar Crater Observing and Sensing Satellite,or LCROSS, could provide answers to what lies deeper beneath the moon's surface.

VOA: special.2009.09.30