Our vehicles sink into wet roads and crush dry roads because they are too big and heavy.

我们的车子因为笨重,陷入泥路中，在干道路上被压碎。

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so you can't build really high or the buildings will just sink into the ground.

所以你不能把楼建得很高，否则建筑物会下沉到地里。

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