Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher's productivity.

试着在潮湿的地方打洞，以提高集水器的效率。

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He's taken these measures to try and dig himself out of a hole.

他采取了这些措施，力图摆脱困境。

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When the bear puts his tail into the water through a hole in the ice, to try and catch a fish, the ice freezes around it, and he ends up pulling his tail off.

当熊把尾巴放到了湖面上的冰洞里面去钓鱼的时候，水在熊尾巴周围结冰了。熊使劲儿往外拔它的尾巴，结果把尾巴拔掉了。

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This is the same - you see a tiny hole, try it, and here it is.

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Bush's brother, Jeremy, had jumped in the hole to try to rescue his brother, but only after he saw the video did he understand how large it was, and why officials pulled him out.

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And golfers will want to take advantage of unlimited green fees at the nearby nine-hole golf club to try to make parrrrr.

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