Nearly 700,000 land mines were dug up from the banks of the Suez Canal by the Egyptians and the Israelis after their brief but bitter war in October 1973.

　　1973年10月埃及和以色列短暂而剧烈的战争以后，从苏伊士运河两岸挖掘出了将近70万颗地雷。


　　In the Andes, time is often measured by how long it takes to chew a quid of coca leaf. Sometimes, and not just in Andes, a destination is said to be so many cigarettes away.

　　在安第斯山脉，人们常常用嚼一块古柯叶所用的时间作为计算时间的单位。有时，不仅在安第斯山，人们会说某地在几枝烟之外。

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