Scientists agree that the key player in this scenario is the West Antarctic ice sheet, a Brazil-size mass of frozen water that is as much as 7000 feet thick.

科学家们一致认为，这一情境中的关键推手是南极西部的冰层，这是一块跟巴西（面积）差不多大小的冰原，厚达7000英尺。

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Pouring concrete mixture into the sea immediately started the hardening process and rather than just dissolving in the mass of water, the substance was tough and long-lasting.

将混凝土混合物倒入大海后立即开始硬化过程，而且该物质非但不会在水中溶解，还保持坚硬耐久。

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Together with the kilogram, initially the mass of a decaliter of distilled water, it formed the basis of the metric system.

它和千克（10升蒸馏水的重量）一起构成了公制计量的基本单位。

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"The threat of mass non-payment of water charges has forced the DUP and Sinn Fein to negotiate the delaying of the charges, " he said.

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The town of Concord, Mass. earlier this year banned the sale of water bottles that are less than a liter.

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Air is pumped in and then compressed by the mass of water above it.

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