On either hand the coast stretched away, headland after headland, and at the points you could see the white foam running up the rocks but making no noise because it was so far off.

海岸从两边伸展开去，海岬紧接着海岬，你看得见海岬尖端海浪冲在岩石上溅起的白色泡沫，声音可听不到了，因为距离太远了。

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In the Cajun match races, McNamara said owners who didn't use jockeys would hedge their bets by tying beer cans filled with rocks to the horses' manes to scare them into running harder or, in some cases, fastening on a live chicken.

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