When you hold your hands in the sand, you can't get the pearls on the ground.

当你握着两手沙子时，一定就拿不到地上那颗珍珠了。

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But there's also a natural way to get your hands on it--dig it out of the ground in Wyoming. (The natural origin may or may not endear this chemical to the greenies.) The primary use of soda ash is to make glass.

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