But as he raised it he found himself standing on a shore of blue sand by a sluggish, black sea.

但是当他拿着它的时候他发现自己站在一片蓝沙滩上面对着荒芜人烟的黑色大海。

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The media, being afraid or unwilling to confront the real problems behind the unrest, has decided to put its head in the sand by just reporting straight news.

由于担心或者不愿意面对动荡局面背后的真正原因，媒体决意把头埋在沙子里，只报道纯新闻。

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It's hard to imagine previous generations of royals allowing themselves to be buried in sand by a group of kids like this —never mind wearing a leopard-print suit.

真无法想象，前王室成员会允许一群孩子这样做，而且还身着豹纹高叉泳装。

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They knew that the black line was formed by trees, and the white line was the sand.

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Driven by strong winds, the sand moves and covers everything in its path.

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Yet,a few plants have developed techniques to avoid being buried by moving sand.

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Over the stone wall we looked down at the stretch of sand by the lake.

NEWYORKER: History of a Disturbance

Entire villages in China's north have been lost, submerged in sand by the encroaching desert.

CNN: Economic miracle, environmental disaster

The walker had to be pulled from the waterlogged mix of mud and sand by Dorset Fire Service on Friday.

BBC: Walker saved from waterlogged Swanage beach