We can dig holes easily in the hard and icy land.

我们可以很容易地在坚硬结冰的土地上打洞。

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An adder, a snake, was in Old English “a nadder”; and an auger, the thing you dig holes for fence posts with, was “a nauger”.

an adder（蝰蛇）在古英语中写作a nadder；an auger（你用来挖洞放置栅栏的钻子）原先写作a nauger。

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THE huge signs are up in town squares, city parks and myriad spots where men in overalls dig holes, lay pavements or spruce up public facilities.

大批的西班牙人在市中心广场、城市公园和形形色色的类似场所找到了自己的“用武之地”，在那些地方，人们都在挖坑、铺路，或是“妆扮”公共设施。

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She explains that you can make a compost pile or dig a pit or use a waste container with holes cut in the side.

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"The term comes from slavery days, when slaves had to dig holes in the earthen floors of their cabins, " Jones says.

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Think of it as paying individuals or companies to dig holes and fill them up again, but skipping all of the make-work.

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Keynes's solution to the Great Depression was that governments should even be willing to pay people to dig holes and fill them in again.

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