可靠的移水器(Trusty water-shifters)

这段风车是荷兰最著名的旅游景点之一——你可能从明信片和日历上就能认出它们。Kinderdijk村的风车既是标志性的也是历史性的，自1997年以来一直是联合国教科文组织的世界遗产。荷兰约有1200座风车，但仍在运营的只有300座左右。多年来，他们在将海水从国家填海区抽走方面发挥了重要作用。对于地势平坦的“低海拔国家”，保持海水不受影响是一个长期存在的问题，那里的大部分土地低于海平面。
原文：
This stretch of windmills is one of the best-known Dutch tourist sites – you probably recognise them from postcards and calendars. Both iconic and historic, the windmills in the village of Kinderdijk have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. The Netherlands has about 1,200 windmills, though only 300 or so are still operational. Over the years they’ve played a major role in pumping seawater away from the nation's reclaimed land. Keeping the water at bay is a perennial issue for the flat 'low countries,' where much of the ground is below sea level.
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