The ground rose steeply all around.

这块地方四周都是陡坡。

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After Grandmother had dumped the mash on the ground near the pear tree, she went back to the still down in the basement and the geese all gathered around the mash and started talking it over.

祖母把酒糟倒在前院地上，堆在梨树下，然后就回地下室蒸馏机旁继续干活儿了。不一会儿，那群闲逛的鹅聚了过来，开始讨论这堆酒糟到底是什么玩意儿。

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The team found they were able to get accurate measurements at all heights around the turbine, but realised that installing the device on the ground was far from ideal.

研究小组发现他们能够得到涡轮机周围所有高度的精准的测量数据，但是同时也意识到将装置安放在地面远非理想选择。

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There are police and soldiers all around the ground floor, looking for people.

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Down below, the workmen had prepared a metal net, which was fixed to the ground with long nails, all around the space where the crane was slowly lowering its load.

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But Les kept crawling, kept pulling himself along, closer to that bunker, even as the bullets hit the ground all around him.

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