Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings—long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand.

Huff 用木桩将它抬高了2.7米，这条木桩又长又细，深深固定在沙子里。

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Between the shore and the inland edge of the dune field, sand alternates with the vegetated ground.

在海岸与内陆沙丘地带的边缘之间，沙地与覆盖植被的地表交相辉映。

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The track dumped sand on the ground.

卡车把砂土卸在地上。

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While the hard ground - because of the underlying sand drying quickly - allows the ball to travel further from the tee, the ground off the fairway is far less forgiving.

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The game is played with 49 glass or ceramic marbles grouped together on a 2m-diameter concrete cylinder raised 7cm off the ground and covered in sand.

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In the spring, tourists come from all over the world to see the natural wonders: crystalline salt popping out of the ground, sand dunes surrounded by mountains, vibrantly colored, unearthly-looking rock formations and, if there's been enough rain, blooming wildflowers.

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