In these conditions a diver could easily become disorientated 在这种情况下 潜水员很容易迷失方向
a technique that has been used here, in Mexico, to chart the largest underwater cave in the world - 在墨西哥的这个地方 这种科技被用来 测绘世界上最大的地下水洞
divers carry with them a spool of string. 潜水员必须随身携带一捆轴线
The string also doubles as a measuring tape - 这根线同时也是测量尺
But sometimes the formations in a cave stop growing altogether. 但有时洞穴内的这些活动会完全停止
Each drop leaves behind only a miniscule amount of calcite, 每滴水珠只会留下极少量的方解石微粒
some of that is deposited as a mineral - 其中的一些就会沉淀为一种矿物