So you have this firmament, ; Which is beaten back to hold back primeval waters that are pressing in; you have land which is holding down the waters here.

现在有了苍穹，它被锤平来阻挡汹涌而至的水流;,也有阻挡下面水流的土地。

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That hair is now slicked down, there are glasses between him and us.

他的头发梳得很平，有一层玻璃隔在我们和他之间。

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