The beach where I used to play at Oarai, a town whose name means "big washing" and which sounded romantic in happier times, is covered with sludge.

在灾难降临之前，“大洗”镇这个意为大洗的小镇名字还颇具喜剧色彩。而现在，我曾经玩耍过的大洗镇的海滩上却满是泥沙。

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He looks at the pall of smoke nearby, then points to the sludge about three-feet broad that's now covering the beach next to his business.

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