The pots were porous so that, although they could carry water in them, it wasn't possible to store it over a long period.
这些罐子有很多孔，因此，虽然它们可以携带水，但不能长期储存水。
If you have long hair, you should squeeze the extra water from your hair with a towel.
如果你是长发，你应该用毛巾把头发上多余的水挤出来。
By whatever means, a lake is constantly gaining water and losing water: its water does not just sit there, or, anyway, not for long.
不管用什么方法，一个湖泊的水总是在不断地增加和减少：它的水不会只是待在那里，或者待很久。
The long bill of marlins, sailfishes, and swordfish probably helps them slip through the water.
马林鱼、旗鱼和箭鱼的长嘴可能会帮助它们在水中滑行。
Others are more elaborate, with long stepped passages leading to the water via several storeys.
其他的井设计更加精巧，长长的台阶延伸好几层然后到达水源处。
However, more recent data imply that at least some parts of the planet did in fact experience long periods in the past during which liquid water existed on the surface.
然而，更新的数据表明，至少在该星球表面的一些部分的确存在过液态水，且存在于过去很长的一段时间内。
Turtles went back to the sea a very long time ago and, like all vertebrate returnees to the water, they breathe air.
海龟很久以前就回到了海里，和所有返回水中的脊椎动物一样，它们呼吸着空气。
This can be proved by a housing rent book, a tax form, water or electricity bill for the property, as long as it's in your name.
只要是在你的名下，就可以通过房屋租金登记簿、税单、水电费来证明房产是你的。
Sun clocks worked, of course, only on clear days; water clocks misbehaved when the temperature fell toward freezing, to say nothing of long-run drift as the result of sedimentation and clogging.
当然，太阳时钟只能在晴天工作；当温度下降到接近冰点时，水钟就会失灵，长期漂浮的东西因为下沉或堵塞而无法工作。
At that moment, a little girl in a white dress, holding a long, dripping water lily, dodged from behind a bush, stared at them and dodged back again.
在那一刻，一个身着白衣的小女孩，举着一支长长的、滴水的百合花，从后面的树丛中跳了出来，直勾勾地盯着他们，又闪回去了。
At the same time, both cattle and humans were more confined in their movements, staying much closer to permanent water supplies for long periods of time.
同时，牲畜和人类的行动范围都受到了更大的限制，在很长一段时间内都要待在离永久水源更近的地方。
Beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs, and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long.
饮料企业开始生产取自遥远山泉的瓶装水，现在人们在办公室整天都会不假思索地喝着这些瓶装水。
These have adapted to the environment by the development of long taproots that penetrate downward until they approach the assured water supply provided by groundwater.
这类植物通过生长出长长的主根来适应环境，这些主根可以向下渗透，直达地下水提供的充足水源。
This combination of characteristics—long, strong, flexible, resistant to salt water—makes Manila hemp a great material for ropes, especially for ropes that are gonna be used on ocean-going ships.
这种长、结实、柔韧、耐盐水的特性结合，使得马尼拉麻成为很好的绳索材料，特别是用于制作远洋船只的绳索。
In the long run, electricity from large wind farms in remote areas might be used to make hydrogen gas from water during periods when there is less than peak demand for electricity.
从长远来看，在电力需求低于峰值的时期，偏远地区的大型风力发电场的电力可能会被用于电解水，以产生氢气。
Being in the water so long made me look like I was 80.
在水里待了这么久，让我看起来像80岁。
"Balloon" spaceships could be very large and carry enough water for a long trip.
“气球”宇宙飞船可能会很大，可以携带足够的水进行长途飞行。
The spaceship will have to carry a lot of water for the long trip to Mars.
宇宙飞船在前往火星的漫漫长途之中，必须携带大量的水。
The elephant takes water in her long nose and sprays it everywhere. She has so much fun.
大象用她的长鼻子喝水，到处喷洒。她玩得真开心。
At that moment he thought, "It might be a little selfish (自私的), but as long as I drink the water in the bottle, I can be sure to leave this room alive!"
在那一刻，他想：“这可能有点自私，但只要我喝下瓶子里的水，我就一定能活着离开这个房间！”
"If I'm selfish, as long as I drink the water, I can go out of this room alive," he thought, "If I do as the note said, I might die of thirst. Should I take the risk or not?"
“如果我自私，只要我喝了这水，我就能活着走出这个房间。”他想，“如果我照纸条上说的做，我可能会渴死。我该不该冒这个险？”
Not long ago, she created another new performance, called "Ballet on the water" which was quite special.
不久前，她创作了另一个新表演，叫做“水上芭蕾”，这是相当特别的。
I must take back clean water this time, even though it will take me a long time.
这次我必须带回干净的水，尽管这会花费我很长时间。
Sadiman said as long as he's healthy, he'll continue to plant trees to help provide clean water for his villagers.
赛迪曼说，只要他身体健康，他就会继续种树，为村民提供干净的水。
The water was cool and sweet for a man who had expected it for such a long time.
对于一个期待了这么久的人来说，这水又凉又甜。
Their necks are long, so they can reach high into trees to eat the leaves, which give giraffes most of the water they need.
它们脖子很长，所以可以伸到高处的树上吃树叶，而树叶为长颈鹿提供了它们所需要的大部分水分。
With its 10-meter-long pipe in the robot, people who are trapped in the fallen buildings will be able to get supplies including oxygen and water.
机器人体内有10米长的管道，被困在倒塌建筑物中的人们可以获得氧气和水等供应。
Children long for cool, refreshing water in the summer heat almost as much as plants do.
孩子在盛夏的时候就像植物一样喜欢凉爽，新鲜的水。
Water efficiency provides long term water security by making use of the water we already have to sustain our communities and ecosystems.
提高水的利用效率，可长远保护我们社区和生态系统用水安全。
Some trees can survive a long time without water. Think of trees that grow in the desert.
有些树木在缺水的情况下也能存活很长时间，例如沙漠中生长的树木。
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