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Away from the life-giving rays of sunshine
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Away from the life-giving rays of sunshine 这里远离给予生命的阳光

But in the darkness of the cave tunnels
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But in the darkness of the cave tunnels 但是在黑暗的洞穴通道内

so the Maya relied on the cenotes - the flooded entrances to the water-filled caves.
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so the Maya relied on the cenotes - the flooded entrances to the water-filled caves. 因此玛雅文化完全依赖于沼穴 ——地下水洞的入口

These flooded shafts are the region's only source of open fresh water.
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These flooded shafts are the region's only source of open fresh water. 这些水潭是整个地区 唯一的露天淡水资源

Since the last Ice Age they've become cut off from the outside world.
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Since the last Ice Age they've become cut off from the outside world. 自从上一个冰川期以来 它们便已和外界隔绝

Yet their impact on life on the surface has been huge.
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Yet their impact on life on the surface has been huge. 然而它们对地面上的生物 却有着极其深远的影响

500 years ago they supported one of the world's great civilisations
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500 years ago they supported one of the world's great civilisations 500年前 它们维系着 一个世界上最伟大的文明

the Maya.
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the Maya. 玛雅

But sometimes the formations in a cave stop growing altogether.
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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

the slow deposition of dissolved limestone.
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the slow deposition of dissolved limestone. 都是由水溶碳酸钙缓慢沉淀而来