They are just like so many mothers, the rough mining-camp boys are, when you wake up the south side of their hearts;

只要能唤醒他们心底里温情的一面，这些粗鲁的矿工就像一队妈妈；

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At first sight it looked less like a capital city than a mining camp.

第一眼看上去它不像一座首都城市倒更像一个采矿工地。

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Water ice could enable the creation of a self-sustaining moon base someday, a mining camp perhaps, or a departure point for further space exploration.

某天水冻冰块可能会创造一个自给自足的月球基地，也可能是采矿营地，或者是更远的太空探索的起点。

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He became more radical after seeing the miserable conditions of the small mining village in the north of England where he had been invited to take charge of music at an annual work-camp.

BBC: World: Analysis