when the sea goes out, the sand stretches for a long way.
海水退潮时,沙滩延伸出很远的一段。
the prospector panned off bits of sand and gravel scooped from the bed of a stream.
探矿者淘选从河床中挖出的少量含金泥砂和沙砾。
「for years i watched the wind sweep the soil and sand off our land and into the river, 」 he says.
「这么多年来,我总是亲眼目睹大风把土壤和沙子从地上刮到河里,」他说。
however, they are different in one crucial respect. their sand is composed not of silica, but either of ice or of carbon compounds.
然而,它们之间存在一关键不同:泰坦星上的沙子不是由二氧化硅,而是冰或者碳化合物组成。
on my last holiday in the bahamas, as i walked along the beach feeling the gentle waves wash over my feet, i felt part of the universe, even if only a minuscule one, like a grain of sand on the beach.
在巴哈马最后一次度假的时候,当我沿着海滩散步的时候,温柔的海水拂过我的脚时,我感觉到我与宇宙融为了一体。尽管只是如海滩上的一粒沙子那样渺小的一部分。
he compounded water, sand and soil and formed bricks.
他将水、沙和土掺和一起做成砖。
dry sand absorbs water.
干沙吸收水分。
their boat went aground on a sand bank.
他们的船撞上了水下沙洲搁了浅。
the child packed the sand down with his shovel.
小孩用铲子将泥沙压紧。
the ruling, he added, 「just pours sand into that engine of discovery.
“这一判决如同向科学发现的发动机里倒沙子一样」。
the track dumped sand on the ground.
卡车把砂土卸在地上。
the old man was running with the children along the sand beach.
这个老头儿与孩子们一起沿着沙滩跑。
explanation: you stare out across the rocky plains of mars. before you, in every direction, is dark sand and bright rock.
当你向前凝视着布满巖石的火星时,在每个方向都是暗色的沙子和反光的巖石。
in the supermarket, he「ll shout, 」mom, i love you more than all the blades of sand on the beach!
一次在超市里,他大声说道「妈妈,我对你的爱比对玩具刀还有海滩上的沙子的爱更深!」
many boys are running about on the sand beach.
很多男孩在沙滩上乱跑。
when you do eat, there is sand in your food – you can feel it on your teeth.
就算你做好了吃的,食物里吹满是沙子,牙齿缝里都可以感觉到。
they consist of silicon, sand and metal so there’s no any connection to dinosaurs … besides, we may see corrosion on some of them.
它们是由硅砂和金属构成的,和恐龙蛋没有任何关系……除此之外,我们还能看到它们上面的腐蚀的部分。
so he got into the sand and then into my makeup.
小儿子在沙子里玩,然后用我的化妆品涂鸦。我放任他做。
sand this fine will be just right.
这样粗细的沙子最合适。