Tree roots can cause damage to buildings.

树根会给大楼造成损害。

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Tree roots force their way into cracks in rocks and, in so doing, speed their splitting.

树根强行钻入岩石的裂缝，并以此加快了岩石的分裂。

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The limestone is sufficiently fissured for tree roots to have breached the roof of the cave.

石灰岩裂开了足以让树根突破洞顶。

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But, tree roots have grown over the area, making new plots impossible.

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It is true, they say, that tree roots can trap sliding soil but only for shallow landslides of up to a metre in depth.

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This is the period of time that the cicada nymphs remain underground, feeding on sap from tree roots until their biological alarm-clocks go off.

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