Growing to about a foot (30 centimeters) long, blind snakes act a lot like worms, burrowing under the surface of every continent except Antarctica.

除了南极洲，在地球上的其他各大洲都可以见到盲蛇。 它们钻入土壤中，就像一条蠕虫一样，而它们的身长也只能达到一英尺（30厘米）。

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After they had walked a long distance; chatting about what they should do and whom they should see in their native village, the high heel of one of them slipped from under her foot, and she fell down.

她们聊着应该做些什么，到家乡该去看望谁，走了很长一段路后，其中一人的高跟鞋滑到脚下，摔倒了。

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How about anchoring offshore and speeding in on a smaller motorboat that slips in under the levy's 46-foot threshold?

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