LAST summer, on the Atlantic coast of France, Charlemagne was introduced to a fine beach game: building big sand-walls near the shoreline in the face of a rising tide.

去年夏天，法国大西洋沿岸，一种有趣的沙滩游戏加入了查理曼大帝元素：涨潮时在海岸线上建一堵沙墙。

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Hourglass in the sand flow out so fast, You are still in the game of life.

沙漏中的沙流得如此之快，你却还在游戏人生。

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I still remember the sand-lot game I had to leave before the final inning so I could get on my Sunday suit and be at church in time for Confirmation.

我仍然还记得我在进行业余棒球比赛时不得不在最后一局之前离开，为了能穿上我最好的衣服，按时到教堂参加坚信礼仪式。

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The big game may be a day away, but fans will file into the stands this afternoon to watch some of their favorite celebrities compete in a football game taking place on over one million pounds of sand.

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