The Dutch have been fighting the rising and falling tides for centuries, building dikes and pumping water out of areas that are below sea level.

荷兰人几个世纪以来一直在不断地与大自然的潮涨潮落相抗争，不停地筑堤挖渠，将积水从低于海平面的地区抽走。

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Starting about 8, 000 years ago, however, the lake level dropped dramatically, falling from 570 meters (1, 870 feet) to about 320 meters (1, 050 feet) above sea level.

然而，从8000年前开始，湖水急剧地下降，从海拔570米(1870英尺)到320米(1050英尺)。

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The total varying trend of Jurassic sea-level is gradually ascending, and then the sea-level is at the static stage without obvious falling.

侏罗纪海平面总的变化趋势是逐渐上升的，然后海平面处于静止阶段，没有明显的下降周期。

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Within the plot of the play at least, in one case, the land appeared to be falling rather than the sea-level rising, and in another, both land and sea were rising together, thus disguising the reality of sea-level rise, but within the plot, a university department would lose a lucrative grant if they told the truth.

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In some parts of the world sea-level is rising in others it seems to be falling.

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