The mouth of the river was beginning to silt up-a powerful symbol of over-exploitation.
墨累-达令的河口开始被泥沙淤塞,这是过度开发的有力信号。
Under a hugely ambitious scheme dreamed up by the British company, the silt flats north of Shanghai would have been home to a low-carbon, near car-free city the size of Manhattan.
这片北上海的淤泥地被野心勃勃的英国公司构想为一座低碳、车辆少,且相当于曼哈顿大小的家园。
The next day the team began to sieve the loose, sandy silt around the spot-more hand bones and foot bones turned up.
第二天,考察队开始在现场周围用筛子过滤松散的沙质粉土,他们又陆续发现了更多的手骨和足骨。
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