Birds shelter in nests, rock overhangs, trees, and dense shrubs to avoid the hottest hours of the day, while mammals like the kangaroo rat burrow underground.

鸟类在巢穴、岩石悬垂处、树丛以及茂密的灌木丛中寻找庇护，以躲避一天中最热的时候；而像更格卢鼠这样的哺乳动物则选择藏身于地下的洞穴中。

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We often stopped for hours to explore the rock pools on the beaches.

我们常停下来好几个小时，探索沙滩上的岩石池。

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She arrived at Indianapolis International Airport at 6:30 a.m., hours before her flight home to Little Rock.

她早上6：30就到了印第安纳波利斯国际机场，比她回小岩城的家的航班提前几个小时。

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Officials said the miners were clearing about eight tons of rock every 12 hours to keep the mine shaft clear.

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The workers at Rudna copper mine in Lower Silesia were trapped for about eight hours while rescuers dug through earth and rock to reach them.

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Posner, a prolific ultramarathoner currently in training for a 200-mile race in Vermont this year, wanted to broaden the scope of distance running and walking by opening the time frame for Rock the Ridge to 24 hours.

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