It was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.

同时还发现，尽管她能用手指识别东西，但她的手一旦弄湿，这种功能便会立即消失。

We want it to stay down the hole until we can lead it off in a controlled manner.

我们要让石油留在井下，直到我们能用一种有控制的方法把它引上来为止。

This knocks the turtle down several feet.

这一下子把海龟撞下去好几英尺。

From the shore line, out to a distance which may be anywhere from a few miles to a few hundred miles,

从海岸线向大海延伸几英里到几百英里的区域是大陆架慢坡，

is an unfortunate victim of adverse circumstances,

是逆境的牺牲品，

The most economical age to capture an elephant for training is between fifteen and twenty years,

捕捉15至20岁之间年龄的大象进行驯练最为经济。