But to many researchers, fishery officials and even some fishermen, the fact that fish act as environmental engineers provides a compelling reason to protect them from exploitation.

但对很多研究员，渔业行政人员，甚至一些渔民来说，鱼作为海洋工程师这个事实为保护海洋使其免于被开发提供了一个不争的依据。

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The Corps of Engineers also maintains the levees that protect the city from being flooded by a surge from a hurricane, such as happened nearly three years ago when Hurricane Katrina passed through.

陆军工兵师团同时也负责维护河堤，使新奥尔良不受类似近3年前卡特里娜飓风那样的水灾侵袭。

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To protect against earthquakes, engineers can install shock absorbers between a building's support beams to dampen the oscillations and reduce damage.

为了抵挡地震，工程师们在建筑物的支撑梁之间安装了防震器来减弱振动和减少破坏。

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The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of conservation groups, calls on the state of Florida, the US department of the interior and the US army corps of engineers to fulfil the requirements of laws designed to protect the manatee.

BBC: Manatee

In Venice, where the sea-level data was released, engineers are constructing a new set of tidal barriers to protect the historic city.

CNN: New satellite data reveals sea-level rise