The enemy had been deploying them to construct a battery aimed directly at his fort — and no doubt would put them straight back to work if recaptured, with time off only for a sound beating.

敌人们一直安排这些逃犯来建造直接针对其要塞的攻击设施，所以一旦抓回去，在一阵暴打之后就会马上要他们开始工作。

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"Not to sound like a salesman, but there are some real bargains out there," said Kevin Berman, a broker with Bankers Realty Services in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

“听起来像一个推销员，但也的确有一些真正的便宜货在那里”，凯文·伯曼，在佛罗里达州银行房地产Fort Lauderdale地区的经纪人，如是说。

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Fort Bovisand in Plymouth was built on the mainland to defend the entrance of Plymouth Sound.

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