Their home was made up of concentric islands separated by wide moats and linked by a canal that penetrated to the center.

他们的家园由同心岛屿构成，用宽阔的护城河隔开，并通过一条贯穿至中心的运河相互联系。

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Public boat trips and canoeing are among the activities available in and around the canal, once an industrial artery that now runs through the center of the modern park.

在运河及周围水域的活动区里可以乘坐公共船只游览，也可以划独木舟。 这条运河曾是一条商业水道，现在它贯穿了公园的中心地带。

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Construction began in 1817 and was completed in 1825. Its success propelled New York City into a major commercial center and encouraged canal construction throughout the United States.

该工程始于1817年并于1825年竣工，运河的修建成功将纽约带入了商业中心并促进了美国运河的开掘。

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Troops got to the center by pushing across bridges over a canal west of Basra.

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Back home Morris was a key promoter of the Erie Canal, which made New York the commercial center of the new nation--and indeed of the world.

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