The dark head of a seal bobbed up a few yards away.

在几码远处一只海豹的黑脑袋猛地钻出水面。

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A few yards away, the lilacs hung heavy in the rain.

几码远外，丁香花在雨里沉甸甸地挂在枝上。

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A few yards away, several Brazilian players lay on the turf, bewildered and beaten.

几步之遥，几名巴西球员躺在草地上，精疲力竭，张徨失措。

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We were standing in a field somewhere near Lake Ontario, and a few yards away his oldest son, Davey, was collecting boxes of honey.

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And an Amish community in Pennsylvania tore down the West Nickel Mines Amish School and built a new school a few hundred yards away after a gunman killed five girls there in 2006.

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As it happens, a few hundred yards away is a more promising outfit: Rolls-Royce, an engine manufacturer for the aerospace, marine and energy sectors (its chairman, Sir Simon Robertson, also sits on the board of The Economist).

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