But you must be careful. It is easy to get lost in the waves of moving sand especially during sandstorms.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

There is something that one might be able to hold on to: the knob of something, the little flame of something that ; The grain of sand. -The grain of sand; but there is really not a decent metaphor for it, I think.

一个你可以依靠的支点：,一个不同寻常的想法，一个思想的小火花,就像一粒沙中看世界，-一粒沙中看世界;,不过我认为任何比喻都不够贴切。

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I like it. There's sun, sand, sea, so.

我非常喜欢我的国家。那里有太阳、沙滩和海。

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It lies between sand hills covered with pine trees and rich farmland near the Mississippi River.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

And I was out there and the only place you could really get water, except for a few drinking fountains, were from the Evian booths and it talks on-- sand o three fifty for a bottle of water, which is pretty typical of these places, but what was interesting was the fact that this is shipped in from France.

我也去看了,除了几个饮水机之外,唯一可以喝到水的地方,就是依云矿泉水的摊位,而它的一瓶水要3.5美元,这种地方通常都是这个价,但有意思的是,这是由法国进口的

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It is one of the largest sand dune fields in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

So it is difficult to see the animals in the sand.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

So it is rarely found in the form of sand dunes.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

The ash clouds include particles of rock, glass and sand that can get into an aircraft's engine and cause it to stall.

VOA: standard.2010.04.17

For example,it says climate change and land use are expected to increase desertification worldwide, increasing the risk of sand and dust storms.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

Naturally it's called Four Corners. Nearby,you'll find the Painted Desert with sand of many colors, and the world's largest site of petrified prehistoric rock.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22