曾经是海底的陆地现在成了城镇周围广阔肥沃的田野；这里曾经有过螃蟹爬行，现在则有驴子择路而行。

Land that was once at the bottom of the sea now lies around the town in wide, fertile fields; where crabs once crawled, donkeys pick their way.

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人口不断增加所带来的压力促使人们大量砍伐木本植物，因此许多城市和城镇周围的大片地区已经完全没有树木和灌木了。

The increased pressures of expanding populations have led to the removal of woody plants, so that many cities and towns are surrounded by large areas completely lacking in trees and shrubs.

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鲍勃在城镇周围的一些街区看到了很多垃圾。

Bob has seen lots of litter in some of the neighbourhoods around town.

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So Athens was the polis for Attica, but it was also the polis for all of Attica, all that region around Athens, including villages and farms and other small towns too.

所以雅典是阿提卡地区的城镇，是整个阿提卡地区的城镇，雅典周围的所有地区，包括村庄，农田及其他小镇都属于它。

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