As bulldozers wiped out wetland flora, Shanghai lost its natural barriers that can mitigate erosion and absorb the shock of storm surges, Yang explained.

杨富强解释道，当推土机彻底摧毁了湿地植物区域，上海就失去了其能够减轻侵蚀和吸收暴风浪潮震动的天然屏障。

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Lushun is billed as the throat of the Bohai Sea. The mountains on both sides are natural barriers embracing a naval base inside.

旅顺口是渤海的“咽喉地带”，它就像一座天然的屏障，将军港环抱在臂弯之中。

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The conceptual design of "multi-barrier system", man-made and natural barriers, is adopted for disposal repository in the scheme.

该方案对处置库采用人工屏障和天然屏障的“多重屏障系统”概念设计。

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In lab tests, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine were able to overcome these natural barriers.

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And then it has two natural barriers: the Denny Street overpass, on one side, and the interstate 5 corridor, on another.

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The Brighton Beach area is sheltered from treacherous tides by the natural barriers of Breezy Point, in Queens, and Sandy Hook, N.

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