youdao

My eye, if I'm working and being paid, has to be within 1 inch of the soil and at that point, at that latitude, you can actually take in the ants as if they were aliens in a movie.

如果有人付我工钱，我会把眼睛降到在离地面大约1寸的地方。 在那个高度上，你其实可以把蚂蚁看成为电影里的外星人。

youdao

The ants were diligent and focused: The team must keep working, even slowly.

蚂蚁努力而专注：团队必须保持工作，即使速度不快。

youdao

Neither the best technology, nor hard-working ants, can map very far underground, and rock formations differ.

WSJ: In Geology, Old-Timers Can Be Worth Their Weight in Gold