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他躺在沙发上看电视. He was lying on the sofa watching TV.
他们在沙漠中迷路而渴死了. They lost their way in the desert and died of thirst.
我们的木头沙发似乎不太舒服。 Our wooden sofa seems not very comfortable.
他坐在沙发上, 点燃了一只香烟。 He had his seat in the sofa and lit a cigar.
在这张画像中画著他躺在沙发上。 In the portrait he is shown lying on a sofa.
我舒适地靠在大沙发上，开始看小说。 I nestled down on the big sofa and began to read novels.
这沙土地利於排水, 适於种植块根作物. This gravelly soil is well drained and good for growing root crops.
沙发旁边有一只猫。 There is a cat near the sofa.
他斜靠在沙发的背上。 He leant on the back of the sofa.
广大的地区均已变成沙漠. Vast areas of land have become desert.
小孩们在沙堆里挖了一个地道。 The kid dug a tunnel in the sand.
很少植物或动物能在沙漠中很好地生长。 Few plants or animals thrive in the desert.
我们听他们讲述撒哈拉沙漠的生活经历。 We listened to their tales about life in the Sahara Desert.
在沙漠地带，绝大多数时间都是大晴天，下雨天极少。 Sunny days predominate over rainy days in desert regions.
沙漠里有许多沙丘。 There are lots of dunes in the desert.
沙漠中仍有丛林。 There is still underbrush in the desert.
我们十几个人像沙丁鱼罐头一样挤成一团。 The ten of us were squashed together like sardines in the tin.
沙漠那边吹来的风把所有的东西都蒙上了一层沙子. The wind blew from the desert and covered everything with sand.
彼得挨著保罗坐在沙发上。 Peter sat next to Paul on the sofa.
他的黑色皮沙发看上去很昂贵。 His black leather couch looks expensive.
他往土里掺了些沙子以提高渗水性能。 He added sand to the soil to make it more porous.
我蹲在沙发後面. I crouched behind the sofa.
这位老人在沙发上打起瞌睡来。 The old man is dropping away in the sofa.
那个东西掉在潮湿的沙子上, 然後沉了下去. It fell onto the wet sand, then sank (in).
苏丹非洲北部一地区，位于赤道以北，撒哈拉大沙漠以南，从大西洋沿岸横贯大陆至埃塞俄比亚山脉 A region of northern Africa south of the Sahara and north of the equator. It extends across the continent from the Atlantic coast to the mountains of Ethiopia.
孩子们在沙坑中玩耍。 The children were playing in the sand pit.
商人决定用骆驼载运货物穿过沙漠。 The merchant decided to use camels to carry his goods across the desert.
那船牢牢地搁浅在沙洲上. The ship stuck fast on the bar.
把沙司搅拌一下以免结块。 Stir the sauce to prevent it lumping.
撒哈拉沙漠是北非与中非之间的天然屏障。 The Sahara Desert is a natural barrier between north and central Africa.
阿克巴湾红海的一个海湾，在西奈半岛及沙特阿拉伯西北部之间。它长期以来在中东具有重要的战略性 An arm of the Red Sea between the Sinai Peninsula and northwest Saudi Arabia. It has long been of strategic importance in the Middle East.
哎哟！沙子这么烫！会烫伤脚的。 Ouch! The sand is so hot! I can burn my feet.
最后她终于想到了写字，用一只蹄子把她的名字－－很短的一个名字－－划在沙地上。 At length she bethought herself of writing, and inscribed her name-it was a short one-with her hoof on the sand.
唉！可怜的公爵！他担负的工作简直是数沙饮海；一个人站在他一边作战，就有1000人转身逃走。 Alas, poor duke! the task he undertakes is numbering sands, and drinking oceans dry: Where one on his side fights, thousands will fly.
沙漏；滴漏用于计时的仪器，由两个玻璃盒组成，中由一细颈相连，盒内装有一定量的沙子，水银或其他流动物质，这些物质在一固定量的时间里，通常为一个小时，从上方的盒内慢慢流入下方的盒子中 An instrument for measuring time, consisting of two glass chambers connected by a narrow neck and containing a quantity of sand, mercury, or another flowing substance that trickles from the upper chamber to the lower in a fixed amount of time, often one hour.
干沙吸收水份。 Dry sand absorbs water.
沙漠一直延伸到远方。 The desert stretched away into the distance.
沙漠一直伸展到视线的尽头. The desert continued as far as the eye could see.
军队正在进行沙漠作战演习. The army is on (ie taking part in) manoeuvres in the desert.
这儿草到了尽头，脚下是松软件的沙土。 Here the grass ended and there was a loose sandy soil under foot.
如果一项促进和平的安排开始进行，沙特阿拉伯将直接参与有关航运及污染等地区性问题的多边谈判。 If a peace process got under way, Saudi Arabia would participate directly in multilateral talks about such problems of regional concern as shipping and pollution.
沙滩上挤满了作日光浴的人们. The beach was crowded with sunbathers.
道路在暴风雪之后铺上了沙子。 The roads were sanded after the snowstorm.
勘探人员进入了一片沙漠地带。 The explorers entered upon a desert tract.
沥青混泥土碎石或沙子与沥青的混合物，用于铺路或封层顶 Mixed asphalt and crushed stone gravel or sand, used for paving or roofing.
沙滩上有许多遮阳篷。 There are thousands of awnings on the sea beach.
热气经白色的沙面反射形成了蜃景. The heat reflected from the white sand formed a mirage.
孩子们在沙滩上嬉戏真是乐得其所. The children are really in their element playing on the beach.
工人们把沥青和沙子、石块混合在一起。 The workers mixed the asphalt with sand and gravel together.