It was an old mine shaft. In a small clearing beyond I found the remains of a bucket and a rusting can.

这是一处旧时的矿井，在不远处的空地上我看到当时遗留下来的水桶和生锈的铁罐。

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The ministry has long played a role in Serbia, for example in mine-clearing.

它在塞尔维亚长期以来发挥着重大作用，比如扫雷。

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We came to an elbow in the road where the mine-clearing was to begin.

我们来到了路上的转弯处，扫雷将从那里开始。

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While the Navy has used drones before for mine clearing and other defensive tasks, the small boat (similar to that pictured above) is the first experiment to involve true offensive capabilities.

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"The rats are relatively fast and accurate compared to other techniques, " said Christophe Cox, head of a mine-clearing group called Apopo in Morogoro, Tanzania.

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However, before he was demobbed, he was drafted on duty aboard another mine sweeper with responsibility for clearing the inshore minefields between Boulogne and Dieppe off the French coast.

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