Their boat hit heavily on a huge (stone) rock and split into two halves. They had to find another one.

他们的小船重重地撞在一块巨石上，裂成两半。他们不得不再另找一条船。

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Feifei: In their case, all the costs are split among the three of them. They are using this as a stepping stone to move up the property ladder.

三个人平均分担所有的开支。在他们看来这更像是一个帮助他们爬上购房梯子的一块垫脚石。

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Yunnan's prime natural wonder is Shilin, the Stone Forest, an exposed bed of limestone spires weathered and split into intriguing clusters.

石林是云南的一大自然景观。因暴露的石灰岩经长久的风吹雨打而形成千姿百态的形状。

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