It appears that the shell has to crack open or break down somewhat to allow the seed to soak up water.

看来，为了让种子吸收水分，种子的外壳必须裂开或破裂。

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Some of the crannógs have natural islands or shoals at their core; others are built entirely in open water.

有的克兰诺格是围绕着水中孤岛、浅滩而建的，有的整栋都直接建造在开阔的水面上。

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Measures included in this strategy focus on draining unnecessary accumulations of water or altering the environment to create barriers to open water sources. Examples include.

这一战略所载的措施重点在于排干不必要的积水，或改变环境，加装隔开公开水源的挡板。

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At another time, Zeus destroys the wide camped army of people or wrecks their city with its walls, or their ships on the open water.

其他的时候,宙斯会屠戮露宿的人,摧毁他们的城墙,或在开阔的水域粉碎他们的船只

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Monad Shoal is classified as an intermediate dive, and most shops require divers to have advanced open water or deep dive certifications since the depth surpasses the normal 18m limit for open water divers.

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Known as the Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers, or Cibbows for short, the group considers the stretch of Brooklyn's oceanfront an ideal spot to prepare for endurance swimming in waters as disparate and famous as the Bering Strait and the Beagle Channel.

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You either drink it neat or with a drop of water to open the flavours.

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