Think of wetlands as a giant sponge: the earth soaks up a lot of this water that's continually flooding the surface, which increases the amount of water below.
把湿地想象成一块巨大的海绵：地球吸收大量的不断涌向地表的，增加了地表以下水量的这些水。
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Sylvie said she came up with the name because "the sponge is purple and it looks like a dumpling".