There is not a shadow of a doubt that they did it.
毫无疑问,是他们干的。
Beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent.
美丽是有力量的,但金钱更有权威。
Apparently what happened was that water collected on these tar pits, and the bigger animals like the elephants ventured out on to the apparently firm surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the tar.