Many species of carpenter ant, for instance, can cause structuraldamage to buildings as the bugs carve their nests in damp wood.

例如，如虫子在潮湿的木头上挖出巢穴一样，木蚁的很多种类也会对建筑物造成结构损坏。

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Despite their name, slime molds are not related to bread mold or the black mold that grows in damp houses.

尽管有着霉菌一样的名字，黏菌可跟面包的霉点或者长在阴暗潮湿的房子里的黑色霉菌没关系。

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Soon the white carved wooden tray would hold eight squat glasses—their clarity iced to ground glass—which would leave broken links of damp on the wood.

不久，白色的雕木盘子就会盛上八只矮粗的玻璃酒杯——杯里加了冰，杯壁上蒙上了一层雾气，像是磨砂玻璃——这会在木制的盘子上留下潮湿破损的连环圈圈的印记。

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The children dug and they dug and they dug, and their hands got sandy and hot and red, and their faces got damp and shiny.

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