The place was not fenced properly: the role of warning protection was played by the two-meter piece of a striped tape lying on the ground.

这个地方没有很好地进行保护：警告标志仅仅是放在地上的一条2米长的条纹带。

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The bust, the result of a seven-year sting operation, happened in the Chesapeake Bay, the primary spawning and nursery ground for striped bass on the east coast.

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