Marissa Cooper suddenly pictured the shattered corpse of a rattlesnake lying bloody on a hot patch of yellowTexas sand so many years ago.

玛丽莎·库珀突然想起了数年前，一条响尾蛇的尸体被击得粉碎，血迹斑斑地躺在德克萨斯炽热黄沙上。

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Each couple stakes out their own patch of sand, making their photos look as if they had the beach to themselves.

每对新人会划出属于他们的一块沙地，这样在照片上看起来就仿佛他们自己拥有整个沙滩。

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If football authorities and social networks can turn into states of sorts, who needs a patch of sand?

如果足球协会或者社交网络可以成为无领土国家，那谁还需要一块沙滩作为领土呢？

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In a diminutive state seemingly so tightly packed with beachfront development, it is astoundingly easy to escape the tourist crowds and find your own patch of sand-based paradise.

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Between his hut and a sign reading 'Please stay off the beach between 3pm and 7am' is a patch of sand containing around 80 numbered wooden markers.

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