An array of state and federal agencies are on the scene, skimming up oily water, installing thousands of feet of boom in an attempt to contain the oil, and burning off some of the slick.

一批州和联邦机构都在现场善后，他们掠过了染油的海水，在数千英尺的海底安装器械试图控制住石油，并烧掉了一部分海面浮油。

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The ships that have skimmed up millions of gallons of oily water, and unfurled miles of barrier boom, will be required for months to come.

能够在几英里范围的石油阻力下打捞好几百万加仑的含油海水的船只将在几个月内到达。

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Teams of ships have skimmed up millions of barrels of oily water, and unfurled miles of barrier boom.

“清油舰队”已撇去数百万桶油水，并铺设了几英里长的拦障。

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The ships that have skimmed up millions of gallons of oily water, and unfurled miles of barrier boom, will be required for months to come.

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