Though the sea is rich in resources, it is still very difficult for men to work under the ocean.

尽管海里资源丰富，让人们在海下工作还是非常困难的。

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Imprisoning them was like trying to use a bailing bucket to drain the ocean: for each pirate captured by the authorities, there were dozens of desperate young men on shore ready to rush in and fill the void.

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