In the grand canyon state every license plate reminded us that water changes the face of the land splitting open rock desert like a peach leaving mile-deep gashes of infinite hue.

在“大峡谷州”（亚利桑那州的别称）每一个车牌都在提醒我们水改变了大地的面貌它像分开一个桃子似的把岩石荒漠分开留下各种各样深达数英里的裂缝。

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In the Grand Canyon State, every license plate reminded us that water changes the face of the land, splitting open rock desert like a peach, leaving mile-deep gashes of infinite hue.

这个大峡谷之州每一个车牌照都提醒我们：水改变了世界面貌，像使桃子开裂一样水劈开了石漠，留下了若干个色彩各异的数英里深的裂缝。

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Probing the rock pools of a local beach or practising French on a language exchange can fire children's passions, boost their skills and open their eyes to life's possibilities.

在当地海滩的岩石池中探险，或在语言交流中练习法语，都可以激发孩子们的热情，提高他们的技能，开阔他们的眼界，让他们看到生活的可能性。

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But XTO, with a smaller capital structure than the supermajors', is happy to invest in the neglected fields, using new techniques of 3-D imaging, horizontal drilling and so-called fracture stimulation--blowing open rock formations by injecting mudlike fluids down wells to get at big methane reservoirs.

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On reaching the shale, the mixture of water and fracking fluid bursts open the rock and the sand keeps the fractures open, allowing the gas to flow to the surface.

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The chemicals facilitate the flow of hydrocarbons, while the sand keeps the pores of the rock open.

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