And people make grunting sounds, too, when they are working really hard at something like digging ditches.

人在做挖沟之类的工作时也会发出表示疲劳的声音。Larry，那grunt work是不是就是指繁重的体力劳动？

youdao

Pouring liquidity into real estate is the Keynesian equivalent of digging ditches and filling them with stones.

向房地产倾注流动资产是符合凯恩斯理论的。

youdao

There were two main sources of water supply for a city in the Pre-Qin period, one was drilling Wells for water, the other was digging ditches to draw water.

先秦时期城市的给水主要来源有两个，一是凿井取水，二是穿渠引水。

youdao

Hard work may be a virtue and digging ditches by hand is certainly hard work.

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The government is preparing for the monsoon, digging ditches and improving latrines.

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