- Rivers that flow over limestone often seem to completely disappear.
流经石灰岩的河川 到最后似乎总是无影无踪 - When the water reaches the more resistant bed of limestone
当水流遇到更坚硬的石灰岩床时 - its course is altered.
就会改变路线 - Once underground,
一旦进入地下 - the water takes on a new, more erosive power.
水便有了一股新的、更强的侵蚀力 - During its journey from the surface
在地面上流淌时 - the water absorbed carbon dioxide from the soil
水从土壤中吸收了二氧化碳