Instead, they are probably the paths taken by huge volumes of water draining from the southern highlands into the northern plains.

相反，它们可能是大量的水从南部高地流入北部平原形成的路径。

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Now the focus is on draining the water.

现在的焦点是排水。

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Now Chicago's waste water was draining into the Chicago River, the city's next step was to clean the polluted river.

现在芝加哥的废水正在排入芝加哥河，该城市的下一步是清理被污染的河流。

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Existing drugs such as Lasix, a water-draining diuretic, and new entries Natrecor and dobutamine haven't been tested in major trials or are suspected of serious side effects.

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The solution to those fires (and, indeed, to all peat-related carbon-dioxide emissions) is simple and relatively cheap: stop draining wetlands and allow water to accumulate in them again.

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