In the days following, samples of solid gypsum were repeatedly brought on deck as drilling operations penetrated the seafloor.

在接下来的几天里，随着钻探作业深入海底，固体石膏样品被不断地被带上甲板。

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They were drilling through solid rock.

他们正在把实心岩钻通。

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Elsewhere in Antarctica, Russian researchers boast of their recent discovery of a freshwater reserve the size of Lake Ontario after drilling through miles of solid ice.

在南极洲的其他地方，俄罗斯研究人员炫耀他们最近在钻穿数英里厚的冰层后，发现了一个面积如安大略湖的淡水区。

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He owns his own drilling rigs, pipelines and gas-processing plants, and he is convinced that building a solid relationship with Pemex now will pay off if Mexican politicians finally rationalize an irrational system.

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The central idea is this: It's going to take a range of initiatives, from increased drilling to scientific breakthroughs in the development of renewable fuel sources, to put the United States on solid footing when it comes to our energy future.

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