The oil workers are sinking a well.

石油工人正在打油井。

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Within the protection zone for a water project, any act of blasting, sinking a well, quarrying rock, and collecting earth, which endangers the safety of the water project, shall be prohibited.

在水工程保护范围内，禁止进行爆破、打井、采石、取土等危害水工程安全的活动。

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If your message isn't sinking in... if you're not getting the action you want... maybe you should take it, well... personally.

如果你的信息没有深入人心…如果你没有得到希望中的行动，也许，你应该…呃，把它算在自己个人的身上了。

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Venice is both a well-preserved monument and a living, breathing, sinking city, full of contemporary art, traditional crafts and high culture.

BBC: Living in: Venice

As well as black-and-white photographs there are some snippets of film and rare colour transparencies, rescued from the sinking Endurance by Hurley, who plunged into the icy water to grab the plate glass negatives.

ECONOMIST: Antarctic exploration