The suspended particle sizes in the near-bottom layer were close to the bottom mud particle sizes, and their grain compositions are also similar to each other.

水柱近底层悬浮颗粒粒径同底质浮泥颗粒粒径大小相近，颗粒组成也非常相似。

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They scoop up insects and larvae, shellfish, and worms in their bill along with bits of gravel and mud from the bottom.

它把昆虫和幼虫、贝类动物以及蠕虫连同底下的碎石和泥土一起兜到嘴里。

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Meaning on the bottom is mud, then a layer of something they presume to be oil, and on top of that a two-inch thick goop that Asper calls "slime snot," possibly made up of oil and bacteria.

这条纹状泥土底层是烂泥，其上一层科学家估计可能是原油。再往上(也就是最上面)是两英尺厚的粘稠物，Asper称其为——粘稠的鼻涕(译者注：看起来很恶心啊，这科学家幽默感不好啊)，这粘稠物极有可能是由原油和细菌组成的。

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On the bottom was all slimy mud, broken bottles and bits of glass and bricks and nails and old stuff, everything.

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The team also hopes to take samples of mud from the bottom of the lake, to better understand the geological history of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and Earth's past climate.

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To stay ahead, the Italians must continue to innovate the pressing concerns today are to reduce fragility and to make elaborate shapes in large quantities in order to add more value to what is at bottom nothing more than cooked mud.

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