"The road probably doesn't rank with the pyramids as a construction feat, but it is a major engineering achievement," said his colleague, geologist James Harrell of the University of Toledo.

他的同事、托莱多大学的地质学家詹姆斯·哈雷尔说：“这条路可能不算是一项与金字塔相媲美的建筑壮举，但却是一项重大的工程成就。”

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Improvements in road construction and sailing had occurred, but shipping heavy freight over land remained expensive, even with the use of rivers and canals wherever possible.

道路设施以及航海技术都有所改进，但是即使在可以利用河流和运河的地方，船运重型货物到陆地的费用仍然很高。

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Chinese businesses would like to actively participate in Morocco's infrastructure construction programs in the areas of road, railway, tunnel and communications.

中国企业愿积极参与摩洛哥公路、铁路、隧道、通信等基础设施建设项目。

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And despite the never-ending stretch of road construction through the state of Virginia, many roads across the country need repair.

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The leader of the Dorset County Council, Angus Campbell, said the construction of the road had already revealed prehistoric and Iron Age finds.

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It appears that most of the soldiers targeted had been working in road construction, part of the army's strategy for winning hearts and minds locally.

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