The striking drop in numbers round British coasts of such seabirds as arctic terns, kittiwakes, guillemots and puffins is probably a result of the disappearance of sand eels.

在英国周围的海岸，象北极燕鸥、三只鸥、海雀和海鸭等海鸟数量的显著减少，可能是由于玉筋属鱼类消失导致的。

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Her hosts held a festive celebration, then showed her the dam, an eight-foot-high sand-and-concrete structure that traps and filters water so that it's available and drinkable year-round.

接待她的主人举行了节日庆典，然后，带她看了水坝——八英尺高的沙和混凝土结构，圈住并过滤能够全年供应的饮用水。

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And he set to and ran, so eager was he to get rid of his soul, and a cloud of dust followed him as he sped round the sand of the shore.

于是他向那儿奔跑，急于摆脱自己的灵魂。

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Later came intensive memorising of the star-compass, a circle of coral pebbles, each pebble a star, laid out in the sand round a palm-frond boat.

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