| 11. | The route from England to India via the Suez Canal was often called the lifeline of the British Empire. |
| 从英国经苏伊士运河至印度的航线过去常被称为大英帝国的生命线。
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| 12. | There has been an increase in navigation through the canal . |
| 通过那条运河的船只增加了。
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| 13. | The Panama Canal was constructed in 1915 at a cost of three hundred fifty million dollars. |
| 巴拿马运河于1915年建成，耗资3.5亿美元。
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| 14. | The lake communicates with the sea by means of a canal . |
| 这个湖通过运河和海相连。
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| 15. | The Suez Canal is the main trade channel between East and West. |
| 苏伊士运河是东西方之间的主要贸易通道。
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| 16. | The set of opinion was toward building a new irrigation canal . |
| 大家的意见倾向于修建一条新灌溉渠。
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| 17. | The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal , so they insured it for the trip. |
| 馅饼委员会确认运输这只盘子的最佳方案是通过运河水运。于是，他们对这只盘子的运输安全投了保。
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| 18. | The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank. |
| 盘子慢慢浮出水面，被轻轻地拽向运河岸边。
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| 19. | For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal , but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water. |
| 在令人忐忑不安的瞬间，盘子晃晃悠悠地上了岸，但它突然失去了平衡，又跌回水中。
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| 20. | The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal . |
| 这次，盘子必须垂直吊出水面，因为盘子的一边紧靠着运河河岸。
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