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Published: Aug 19, 2021 12:43 PM

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The Dig / 发掘 / (fājué)

1. There's a lady who's got an excavating job.

有位女士想让我进行挖掘工作。

(yǒuwèi nǚshì xiǎnɡ rànɡwǒ jìnxínɡ wājué ɡōnɡzuò.)

2. I expect it'll cloud over later on.

我想过会儿就会乌云密布。

(wǒxiǎnɡ ɡuòhuìér jiùhuì wūyún mìbù.)

3. Mr. Reid Moir said that,with the war coming,they couldn't embark upon any new ventures.

里德摩尔先生说战争即将来临,他们无法展开新的挖掘工作。

(lǐdémóěr xiānshēnɡ shuō zhànzhēnɡ jíjiānɡ láilín, tāmén wúfǎ zhǎnkāi xīnde wājué ɡōnɡzuò.)

4. I've always had a curiosity to see these here mounds.

我一直对这些土堆很好奇,想亲眼见识下。

(wǒ yīzhí duì zhèxiē tǔduī hěn hǎoqí, xiǎnɡ qīnyǎn jiànshí xià.)

5. We're standing in someone's graveyard,I reckon.

我估计,我们正站在某人的墓地里。

(wǒɡūjì, wǒmén zhènɡ zhànzài mǒurén de mùdì lǐ.)

6. I've heard plenty of legends.

民间传说我听过不少。

(mínjiān chuánshuō wǒ tīnɡɡuò bùshǎo.)

7. Anything they found would've been melted down and sold long ago.

他们找到的珍宝早就已经被熔化并卖掉了。

(tāmén zhǎodàode zhēnbǎo zǎojiù yǐjīnɡ bèi rónɡhuà bìnɡ màidiào le.)

8. We all fail. Every day. There are some things we just can't succeed at. No matter how hard we try.

我们都会失败。每一天。有些事情我们就是不能成功。无论我们如何努力。

(wǒmén dōuhuì shībài.měiyītiān.yǒuxiē shìqínɡ wǒmén jiùshì bùnénɡ chénɡɡōnɡ.wúlùn wǒmén rúhé nǔlì.)

Photo/ Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT

Photo/ Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT