I did not fear her breaking bounds; because the gates were generally locked, and I thought she would scarcely venture forth alone, if they had stood wide open.

我并不怕她越出界外，因为大门总是锁住的，而且我以为就是门大开着的话，她也不敢一个人贸然而去。

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Scarcely had they reached there, when the sea, breaking out of bounds following a terrifying shock, began the rise of the Pacific coast.

他们刚一到达那里，这时候海洋冲破了界限，接著是一股可怕的冲击，太平洋沿岸海水开始上升。

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Americans have always had an itch to move to greener pastures, searching for better opportunities and breaking away from the bounds and frustrations of the places whence they came.

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