But for me it was like holding sand in your hand, you just can't stop it slipping through your fingers.

但对我而言这像是把沙子握在手中，你就是不能停止沙粒从指缝中漏走。

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He turned to land on the beach, beating his wings to stop an inch in the air, then dropping lightly to the sand, the other gulls landed too, but not one of them so much as flapped a feather.

他转身准备在海滩上着陆，先挥动两翼，在空中停口片刻，然后轻轻落在沙滩上。其他海鸥也降落下来，但他们中间谁也没有挥动一根羽毛。

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Individuals, states and our nation must adapt to these new realities, stop sticking our heads in the sand, and work harder and smarter to create our new future.

无论是个人，地方还是我们整个国家，都必须适应这些现实，不能奉行鸵鸟政策，整天把脑袋藏在沙子里，我们要更加努力、更加智慧地创造我们新的未来。

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The work is part of a bigger project which has included a new sea defence structure further along the seafront to stop the sand being washed away in future.

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The second way I draw a line in the sand is to have a stop loss determined before I even put on a trade.

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