The sump pumps are working as we speak.

唐：就在我们说话的时，泵正在工作。

Don says that the sump pumps are working as we speak.

唐说我们说话时泵正在工作。

Don says, " The sump pumps are working as we speak" .

唐说，“就在我们说话的时，泵正在工作”。

To expedite the process of digging, the men have developed an ingenious system to move freshly dug earth to the latrine sump for disposal.

为了加快挖掘过， 人开发了一种巧妙的系统，可以将新挖出的泥土运到厕所的坑中进行处理。

If you get a lot of water in your house you may need one of these sump pumps to get rid of the water.

如果您的房子里有很多，您可能需泵之一来排出。

Disposal of the dirt is accomplished by pushing the dirt through the sump directly under the toilets above and into the huge sewage pit beyond.

垢的处理是通过将垢推过马桶正下方的集坑并进入远处的巨大坑来完成的。

He joined what Mr Farrell describes as " a sump of aged men with liver spots, claws and bourbon breath, who strode the chamber with reptilian gait and hailed one another with mellifluent courtesies" .

他加入了 Farrell 先生所说的“一群长着肝斑、爪子和波旁酒气息的老人，他们以爬行动物的步态在房间里大步走， 并以甜美的礼貌互相打招呼” 。