The sandy island sank beneath the waves soon afterwards.

不久，这座沙岛就沉没在茫茫的海涛里。

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Do you see those people on that little sandy island? They've been waving handkerchiefs for the last half hour. I wonder why.

你看见小沙洲上的那些人了吗？半小时了，他们一直挥舞着手绢。我不知是怎么回事。

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While experiencing a tropical island from its sandy beaches, or a volcanic island from its towering peaks is wonderful, experiencing them from above can be inspiring as well.

体验热带岛屿的沙滩或者火山岛高耸的山峰是美好的，那么从高空观赏它们也同样将会令人激动。

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Hwanggumpyong is a sandy island at the mouth of the Yalu river that divides North Korea from China.

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