Concerns about public health led to the construction between 1876 and 1904 of three separate sewer systems to serve metropolitan Boston.
出于对公众健康的担忧,1876年至1904年期间,为了服务于波士顿市区,政府修建了三个独立的下水道系统。
That's bad news for sewer systems.
对排水系统来说这是个坏消息。
Watch video of sewer divers in Mexico City.
墨西哥下水道潜水员。
It was designed for an experienced sewer.
这是给有经验的裁缝设计的。
For his lair he had the sewer of the Arche-Marion.
他的窝在马利容桥拱的暗沟里。
But, he added, "there's got to be ways of inspecting the sewer system."
但是,他补充说,“必须找到办法检查下水道系统。”
The last 10 years have seen more severe storms causing sewer overflows.
过去10年间,暴雨常引发下水道溢流。
Brussels in 2007 renovated its sewer museum, whose exterior resembles a Greek temple.
2007年,布鲁塞尔翻新了该市的下水道博物馆,从外部来看,它就像是一座希腊神庙。
However, problems like urban runoff and sewer overflows continue to trouble local waterways.
尽管如此,诸如城市径流遭到污染以及污水外溢等问题仍然困扰着当地的河道。
For weeks, my laboratory smelled like the combined essences of sewer, garbage dump and locker room.
好几个星期,我的实验室就像是混合了下水道、垃圾堆和球员更衣室的味道。
But in America, where more than 850 communities rely on ageing sewer systems, a downpour can be especially bleak.
特别是在美国,超过850个社区使用的是老化的下水管网,每每暴雨来临,情况尤为不容乐观。
Pour a quart of warm water down basement drain so it fills the pipe and prevents sewer gases from seeping into your home.
往地下室下水道注入1夸脱的温水,这样做可以保证水管里面充满水,并防止下水道的沼气渗透到房子里。
The cause is unclear, but rising ocean levels and nitrogen dumped from the New York City sewer system are likely culprits.
造成这种现象的原因仍不明朗,但是海平面的日益增长和纽约下水道系统倾倒的氮化合物是可能的元凶。
One display in the spacious sewer tunnels celebrates notable items retrieved, including swords, stolen handbags and false teeth.
在这片宽敞的下水道区域举行的其中一次展览是为了公开展示找回来的重要物品,包括刀剑、失窃的手袋和假牙。
Each Solo carries a camera at either end, sonar to scan below the water, and lasers to search sewer walls for acid corrosion.
每个单用机器人在前后两端都各有一个照相机、一个进行水下扫描的声纳和一个用来寻找下水管道锈蚀的激光器。
Four years ago, he had just become publicity manager at Vienna's sewer company and was struggling for inspirations to promote it.
那是在四年前,当时他刚刚成为维也纳下水道公司的公关经理,苦苦寻找推广公司形象的灵感。
'it's not so easy to prepare the sewer for visitors,' says Mr. Gottschall in Vienna, an engineer who once designed sanitary works.
维也纳的戈特沙尔说,在下水道开门迎客前做好准备工作并不是件容易的事。他是一位工程师,曾经设计过卫生工程项目。
Think in terms of a subway map, but add in layers of data like water and sewer lines, power grids, and real time traffic information.
例如,在地铁地图上增加其他一些数据,如供水和排水管道、电网和实时交通信息等。
We will accelerate the planning and building of sewer networks and garbage disposal facilities in urban areas and expand the use of recycled water.
加快城镇污水管网、垃圾处理设施的规划和建设,推广污水处理回用。
We encounter PVC on a daily basis in products ranging from toys, packaging, and lawn furniture to water and sewer pipes, medical equipment, and building materials.
PVC在日常生活产品中无处不在,从玩具、包装袋、草地设施到水管和下水道、医疗设备和建筑材料。
Obama has made clear that he wants to bolster the nation's crumbling roadways, Bridges and sewer systems, and for that reason municipal bonds are gaining fresh appeal.
奥巴马已经清楚地表明,他打算重振这个国家破败的道路、桥梁和下水道系统,由于这个原因,市政债券正日益获得新的吸引力。
The foundation is working to develop waterless toilets that do not rely on sewer connections - and which might turn human waste into fertilizer, fuel, or even safe drinking water.
盖茨基金会正在致力于研发无水马桶,安装这种马桶不需要下水管道,而且还将有望把人类排泄物转化成肥料、燃料、甚至是可用清水。
It's probably no coincidence that Goldberg, a cartoonist famous for drawing absurdly complex machines, began his career as a water and sewer engineer for the city of San Francisco.
无独有偶,哥德堡,这位以描绘荒谬复杂机械而著称的漫画家的第一份职业正好是旧金山市的给排水工程师。
India's planners are finally realizing that DAMS, canals, water taps and sewer lines are as connected to one another as rivers are to the glaciers, rain and groundwater that feed them.
印度决策者最终意识到大坝、运河、水龙头和污水线像河流和冰川、雨水和地下水一样是紧密相连的。
Orange County takes "highly treated" sewer water and sends it through various filtration and purification processes, until the final product exceeds the standards for most drinking water.
据报道,奥兰治县采用了非常“高效的污水处理”技术,经过层层过滤和净化过程,最后的水质超过了多数饮用水的标准。
The heaviest damage so far came near the town of Columbia, N.C., near the Virginia border, where “tornadic activity” blew apart half a dozen empty mobile homes and knocked out a sewer station.
目前为止最严重的灾害发生在北卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚镇附近,靠近与弗吉尼亚的交界处。 龙卷风破坏了半打空置的移动房屋以及一个污水泵站。
Sewer museum officials around Europe say they're flush with visitors now thanks in part to environmental concerns.
欧洲各个下水道博物馆的管理人员都表示,现在他们那儿是游客盈门,这在一定程度上要归功于环境问题引发的忧虑。
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