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When the nearest exit may be hundreds of metres or more away,
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When the nearest exit may be hundreds of metres or more away, 最近的出口可能远在 几百米之外或者更远的地方

that we've come to appreciate the full significance and scale of these flooded passageways.
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that we've come to appreciate the full significance and scale of these flooded passageways. 我们才能完全了解 这些地下水道的重要性及其规模

So far, more than 350 miles of underwater galleries in the Yucatan have been mapped,
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So far, more than 350 miles of underwater galleries in the Yucatan have been mapped, 人们迄今为止已绘制了350英里的 尤卡坦半岛地下水系图

but still nobody yet knows the true extend of this subterranean waterworld.
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but still nobody yet knows the true extend of this subterranean waterworld. 但仍旧无人知晓 这个地下水世界究竟有多大

the Yucatan's forest could not grow so luxuriantly.
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the Yucatan's forest could not grow so luxuriantly. 尤卡坦半岛的森林不可能长得如此茂盛

The Maya knew that their lives depended on this water,
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The Maya knew that their lives depended on this water, 玛雅人固然知道 它们的生活离不开这些水

but it's only with the help of today's technology
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but it's only with the help of today's technology 但只有借助现代科技

roots of giant tropical trees have pushed their way through cracks in the limestone
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roots of giant tropical trees have pushed their way through cracks in the limestone 大型热带树木的根系 却已穿透石灰岩裂缝

to reach the flooded caverns.
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to reach the flooded caverns. 伸入到水洞之中

The cenotes are, in effect, gigantic fresh water wells.
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The cenotes are, in effect, gigantic fresh water wells. 沼穴于是成了巨大的淡水井