Workers are sanding the road.
工人们正在给道路铺上沙子。
My shoes is full of small stones and sand.
我的鞋子里全是小石子和沙子。
The children were building sandcastles on the beach.
孩子们正在海滩上堆沙堡。
She scattered sand over the wet paint to give it texture.
她在湿的颜料上撒了沙子以增加质感。
The desert stretches for miles, nothing but sand and dunes as far as the eye can see.
沙漠绵延数英里，一眼望去只有沙子和沙丘。
The athlete's shoes had good grip, even on the sandy surface.
运动员的鞋子即使在沙质地面上也有很好的抓地力。
The sandbox is where the little boy spends most of his afternoons.
那个小男孩大部分下午都在沙箱里玩耍。
The sand timer was used to measure the duration of each round in the boxing match.
沙漏被用来测量拳击比赛每一轮的时间。
The desert sand can be extremely hot during the day, but cools rapidly at night.
沙漠里的沙子白天可能非常热，但晚上会迅速冷却。
The glassblower created a beautiful vase by shaping molten glass on a bed of sand.
玻璃吹制工在沙床上塑造熔融玻璃制作出一个美丽的花瓶。
The beach was littered with seashells and bits of broken coral.
海滩上散落着海贝壳和破碎的珊瑚碎片。
The hourglass symbolizes the fleeting nature of time, as the sand flows continuously from one chamber to another.
小时glass象征时间的流逝，因为沙子不断地从一个室流到另一个室。
The work team has overcome a series of challenges, including strong internal waves in the South China Sea, giant sand ripples and sand ridges at the bottom of sea, as well as accurate positioning of giant structures under water.
该工作团队克服了一系列挑战，包括南海强烈的内浪、海底巨大的沙波纹和沙脊，以及水下巨型结构的精确定位。
out ecological restoration activities in Changping district on the outskirts of Beijing, transforming 33.5 million square meters of sand pits and planting 10 million trees.
在北京郊区昌平区开展生态修复活动，改造沙坑3350万平方米，植树1000万棵。
For example, Cedrus invested in a life science and anti-aging company this year and also invested in multiple mines, including coal mines and mineral sand companies in Indonesia, a country involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.
例如，Cedrus今年投资了一家生命科学和抗衰老公司，还投资了多个矿山，包括参与“一带一路”倡议倡议的印度尼西亚的煤矿和矿砂公司。
With a total indoor and outdoor exhibition area of more than 1,800 square meters, the Caterpillar displays at the BICES include machines, interactive multimedia systems, scale models, and a sand table of work fields.
卡特彼勒在BICES的室内外展览总面积超过1800平方米，包括机器、交互式多媒体系统、比例模型和工作场地沙盘。
"Our team overcame a series of challenges including strong internal waves in the South China Sea, giant sand ripples and sand ridges at the bottom of the sea, and accurate positioning of giant structures under water," said Wu, noting many technologies were applied for the first time in this project.
吴说：“我们的团队克服了一系列挑战，包括南海强烈的内浪、海底巨大的沙波纹和沙脊，以及水下巨型结构的精确定位。”他指出，许多技术是首次应用于该项目。
The design concept of world's only dual-purpose Olympics venue, the National Aquatics Center, or Ice Cube (Water Cube), is showcased at the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services, or CIFTIS, from Sept 1 to 5, brought by the China Construction First Group Construction and Development Co Ltd. With a theme focusing on low-carbon and intelligent construction, the company displays its sustainable solutions to the world by providing audiences opportunities to witness the reversible transformation through interactive sand table.
9月1日至5日，由中国建筑第一集团建设发展有限公司（China Construction First Group Construction and Development Co.，Ltd.）主办的2022中国国际服务贸易博览会（CIFTIS）展示了世界上唯一的双用途奥运场馆国家水上运动中心（National Aquatics Center）或冰立方（Water Cube）的设计理念，该公司通过互动沙盘为观众提供见证可逆转变的机会，向世界展示其可持续解决方案。
When the storms darkened the sky, we couldn't even open the doors and windows that were blocked by sand," Shi said.
当暴风雨使天空变暗时，我们甚至无法打开被沙子挡住的门窗。”施说。
"Our first step was dealing with the sand, as reducing the amount of sediment that flows into the Yellow River is a key start to the overall project.
“我们的第一步是处理沙子，因为减少流入黄河的泥沙量是整个项目的关键开始。
After the completion of this project, a total of 1 million cubic meters of sand will be withheld from flowing into the Yellow River every year.
这项工程建成后，每年将阻止100万立方米的沙子流入黄河。
Conditions are harsh in the hot, arid area, which features strong winds that often pick up sand, while the natural environment is fragile, he said.
他说，炎热干旱地区的条件恶劣，强风经常卷起沙子，而自然环境脆弱。
Liu Yiyong, deputy manager of the construction department of Offshore Oil Engineering Co Ltd, a CNOOC unit, said the company has overcome numerous challenges including water injection under pressure, underwater grouting and sand slopes on the seabed, to ensure the jacket is precisely installed.
中海油分公司海洋石油工程有限公司施工部副经理刘义勇表示，该公司克服了许多挑战，包括压力注水、水下灌浆和海底沙坡，以确保导管架的精确安装。
This process, Guo said, is complex－and turning sand into chipsets will take a long time.
郭说，这个过程很复杂，把沙子变成芯片组需要很长时间。
According to him, it is complex and takes time to turn sand into chipsets.
据他说，把沙子变成芯片组很复杂，需要时间。
It also faces world-class marine engineering problems, including large movable sand waves.
它还面临着世界级的海洋工程问题，包括大型可移动沙浪。
The tunnel alignment crosses fine sand and fine-medium sand with gravel in the Uznam and Wolin sides.
该隧道线路穿过乌泽纳姆和沃林两侧的细沙和含砾石的细中砂地层。
Below the Swina strait are deposits of fine-medium sand with gravel.
在斯维纳海峡下方是含有细中砂和砾石的沉积物。
After the completion of this project, a total of 1 million cubic meters of sand will be stopped from flowing into the Yellow River every year.
这个项目完成后，每年将有100万立方米的沙子被阻止流入黄河。
Wind- and sand-resistant systems will cope with tough local conditions, as the rail line will operate in high temperatures, with intense sun and sand, he said.
他说，防风沙系统将能够应对当地恶劣的环境，因为这条铁路线将在高温、强阳光和沙尘的条件下运行。
The soft riverbed filled with silt and sand also made the construction challenging as it had higher requirements for stability.
Liu, who gave only her surname, is the sales director for Paulina Industries, which produces creative toys made from slime, putty and sand in Zhejiang province.
Partnering with China Environmental Protection Foundation – a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental protection in China, the company plans to plant Chinese pines and Armeniaca sibiricas in 133,000 square meters in the mountain of the Fengning, so as to maintain water and soil level, prevent windstorms, fix sand, regulate climate and effectively repair and improve local ecological environment.
Located 180 kilometers away from Beijing, Fengning is the only way for sand storms to travel south to Beijing and Tianjin.
"I don't think the United States can continue to bury its head in the sand and say we're going to go it alone," he said.
Elion has won global reputation for its three-decade long efforts at tackling environmental degradation and boosting livelihoods in Inner Mongolia's Kubuqi Desert, around 18,600 square kilometers of sand dunes that plunge south in an arc from China's Yellow River.
Cui Aimin, Chinese Ambassador to Angola (2nd L) views the sand table of the Caculo Cabaca Hydropower Project in Dondo, Angola on Aug 4, 2017.
[Photo/Xinhua]Sand from Naiman Banner has turned the desert region into an exporting hub with high-tech industrial productsIf you stroll outside Beijing's National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, on a rainy day, you will notice something very different.
"Inner Mongolia Renchuang Sand is based in Naiman Banner of Tongliao city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
The high-tech enterprise turns silica sand into a coated substance, widely used in sectors such as oil exploration, construction and casting as well as paving stones.
Naturally, the price increases from about 300 yuan ($44.1) per metric ton for untreated sand to up to 6,000 yuan per ton for the coated product that has liquid-permeability properties.
Around one million tons of sand a year come from the region.
There are numerous grades of products, including building material sand, mechanical precision casting sand and glass making sand.
Since Naiman Banner is located at the heart of the Kolqin "Sand Land" that is hardly surprising.
Every year, villages used to be buried in sand, whipped up by the constant wind forcing residents to move out.
With the building blocks of an industrial-scale production line, the government decided to develop the sector by rolling out the Angnai Sand Mine in 1984.
"Relying on the large reserves of silica sand, local government has developed the industry and turned what many saw as waste into wealth," said Zhu Zhenmin, deputy director of forestry bureau in Naiman Banner.
So far, there are six industrial parks and three of them are built on sand.
"Sand has become a specific character in attracting investment.
"Major Chinese companies, including Renchuang Sand, the largest in the sector, moved there from Beijing.
The province also saw an increase in imports of agricultural products, metal ore, and ore sand.
"Approximately 200,000 tourists experienced the beauty of the northwestern landscape in the Mingsha Mountain and the Yueya Spring, a crescent-shaped lake surrounded by giant sand dunes," said Wang Youxia, deputy general manager of Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain and Yueya Spring Tourism Development Co Ltd.
The province also saw an increase in imports of agricultural products, metal ore and ore sand.
The main exports included mechanical and electrical products, as well as labor-intensive goods, while major imported goods included coal, lignite, metal ore and ore sand, and agricultural products.
Su Jingchun, an associate researcher at the Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences, or CAFS, said: "I do not see 3 percent as a line in the sand.
Major imported goods during the period included metal ore and heavy mineral sand, agricultural products, coal, and lignite, while exports mainly included mechanical and electrical products and labor-intensive goods.
The mainland announced on Wednesday the suspension of exports of natural sand to Taiwan.
"The mainland has supported the development of the Taiwan region with various actions for many years, for instance, exporting natural sand to Taiwan despite the fact that mining it harms the environment," he said.
Wei Jianguo, former vice-minister of commerce, said Taiwan relies heavily on natural sand supplies from the mainland.
Around one-third of all natural sand used in Taiwan annually comes from the mainland, he said.
Natural sand is an important raw material used in construction for producing concrete and asphalt, and quartz sand, a type of natural sand, is an important raw material used in chip manufacturing, a key industry in Taiwan, according to Wei.
To protect its environment and natural resources, China announced in December 2006 that it would stop all exports of natural sand beginning in March 2007.
However, considering the reliance of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao on natural sand supplies from the mainland, and to support the economic development in those regions, the Chinese mainland resumed natural sand exports to Hong Kong and Macao in March 2007 and to Taiwan in March 2008.
Chinese mainland's suspension of natural sand exports to Taiwan will have an impact on the latter's chip manufacturing industry, according to a former vice-minister of commerce.
Wei Jianguo, who is now vice-president of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, said Taiwan currently consumes around 90 million metric tons of natural sand in a year, among which one third are from the Chinese mainland.
The Chinese mainland announced the suspension of natural sand exports to Taiwan starting Wednesday.
Quartz sand, a type of natural sand, is an important raw material for chip manufacturing, and Taiwan is a major global supplier for chips, Wei said.
The Chinese mainland will suspend the export of natural sand to Taiwan, starting from Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
The spokesperson made the remarks when facing media inquiries for answers and comments regarding if the Chinese mainland will adjust its policies on exporting natural sand to the Chinese island.
"Although mining natural sand has impact on the environment, the Chinese mainland has been exporting natural sand for years to support the construction work in Taiwan up till now," said Zhang Yansheng, chief researcher at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges.
Meanwhile, Gansu's import of metal, ore sand and new nickel and cobalt materials increased significantly this year.
YINCHUAN－On a sand dune not far from a desert national park in Lingwu city of Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, people are busy planting hay.
The sown hay is shaped into a checkered field pattern, resembling a Chinese chessboard, and the sand is fixed, allowing fresh vegetation to sprout.
These workers are dubbed "modern-day Yugong" for their daily efforts in controlling sand and transforming the desert into an oasis, achieving a seemingly impossible task through dogged persistence.
He added that it was difficult for local people to maintain even an orchard because of the inclement weather and harsh environmental conditions, with constant winds and blowing sand severely affecting fruit growth.
"After the success of our sand control campaign, we were able to safeguard our homeland as the sand retreated more than 20 kilometers eastward from our mother river, the Yellow River," Wang said.
This 42,000-hectare oasis that Wang and his coworkers created has now become an important protective barrier for the ecological system in northwestern China, thanks to three generations of dedicated sand control efforts.
They create "sand in the wheels" together with reputational risks in dealing with Russia, all of which will likely have an impact on exports, though how large is unknown at this stage.
它们共同制造了与俄罗斯打交道过程中的“摩擦”，同时也带来了声誉风险，所有这些都可能对出口产生影响，不过目前尚无法确定这种影响的程度会有多大。
In recent years, she and her colleagues have adopted different strategies according to local conditions such as sand control and quicksand fixation technology in Mauritania, ecological restoration of shrub grassland in Ethiopia, and technical support for sustainable management and protection of a shelterbelt in Nigeria.
Visitors can explore the construction methods of super engineering through big screens, sand tables, solid models, and extended reality wearable.
According to local government, the paulownia is resistant to saline and alkali soils, can grow roots in sand, and blooms with luxuriant lichens and leaves, all of which make them an ideal choice to block wind and sand.
Chen Xiaohua, deputy director of the Office of the Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee, said the Hainan FTP catalogue for encouraged industries also provides full consideration to Hainan's characteristics industries such as tropical agriculture, marine resources development and will encourage investment in intensive processing of tropical agricultural and forestry products, desalination of sea sand, research and development and manufacturing of marine renewable energy equipment.
Kubuqi — China's seventh largest desert that was earlier called "the sea of death" — and the Gobi region beyond, consisting of vast expanses of rocky mountains and sand dunes, however, hold out a promise.
The country's first solar project for sand control, with an overall planned capacity of 1,000 MW and operated by Elion, started generating power in 2016 in the Kubuqi desert.
The soil in the town is good for growing fruit because of its high sand content, Lian said.
CHONGQING-- A cargo train carrying containers of goods, including paper pulp, quartz sand, and ceramics, arrived in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality on Saturday, marking the completion of the 7,000th rail-sea intermodal train trip running along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor this year.
Arid areas gifting cities with energy, technological innovations helping keep facilities humming despite natural challengesTechnologies will power the next wave of wind and solar power development in China's desert areas amid higher requirements for uninterrupted power generation and transmission, facing challenges from extreme conditions such as high temperatures and blowing sand, experts said.
An said frequent strong winds carrying sharp grains of sand can lead to sand accumulation on PV modules and even damage, which can cause difficulties in cleaning and maintenance tasks.
The platform can also collect data regarding sand accumulation on PV modules and decide on the timing and frequency of cleanings that will keep costs to a minimum," he said.
As one of the exhibitors, China Construction Electric Power Construction Co Ltd is going to display the industry's first integrated service model of "financing, construction, operation and service", via various display forms such as light box advertising, wall advertising, photovoltaic sand table model and cloud operation simulation.
作为参展商之一，中国电力建设集团有限公司将通过灯箱广告、墙体广告、光伏沙盘模型以及云运维模拟等多种展示形式，呈现行业内首个“融建营服”一体化服务模式。
The process is considered to lessen any impact on the environment as well as reduce transportation costs since the sand is produced on site.
A burning-free brick factory will be installed to recycle the tailing from the beneficiation plant, slags from steel mills and quartz sand from the glass plant.
The Rallye mode features rear-focused all-wheel drive, perfect for loose and uneven surfaces, and the Offroad mode, which features the high clearance, is designed for maximum traction on difficult terrain and on sand.
"In the past, companies have kind of stuck their head in the sand," Nick Mountfield, associate partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants, which advises rental car companies, said about electrification.
Located in the Turpan Basin, which is spread over an area of 500,000 square kilometers, the area is deep within the Tianshan Mountain range of eastern Xinjiang, which has a landscape of deserts, gorges, sand dunes and wooded oases.
These 31,000-kg trucks will be used to transport sand, soil and other construction waste.
In addition its collaboration with Chery - one of China's leading automobile assembler sand exporters, Caoa is also the distributor of US brands Ford and Subaru, and meanwhile manufactures models of South Korea's Hyundai.
The Dongfeng Renault R&D Center Test Track takes a land of 44,000 square meters in the plant, and features a series of Renault Group's standardized road, including rough asphalt, asphalt repaired, damaged concrete, seam road, twist, wade, resonance, wave, sand, and stone road, together with curb, slope, highway loop, and dust tunnel.
The seal in the front drive shaft bearing could move away from its designed position and cause undesirable wear of the bearing due to sand and water that could get in.
Chinese authorities may therefore need to "throw some sand in the wheels" to ensure that renminbi depreciation does not become a one-way bet, Subbaraman said, adding that several tools could be used, including the foreign exchange deposit reserve requirement ratio.
Experts urged top financial regulators to set up pilot programs at local levels using the sand box model to better promote fintech development, such as blockchain.
Ben Shenglin, executive director of the International Monetary Institute (IMI) at Renmin University of China, said regulators can first launch the sand box regulatory model by establishing pilot programs in some highly developed regions, such as Shanghai, East China's Zhejiang province, and South China's Guangdong province.
First introduced in Britain, the sand box model provides more leeway for financial innovators to test their products and services, as risks within specific regions are well controlled under regulations without incurring systematic risks, according to Ben.
Yang Dong, an economics professor at Renmin University, said the sand box model will help supervisors catch up with the latest trends to improve regulations.
A financial crisis occurs when those in power bury their heads in the sand and refuse to act.
China will promote its established afforestation, grass planting, and sand control techniques and models in Mongolia.
In addition, the collaboration includes the building of sand and dust monitoring stations in the Gobi Desert regions of China and Mongolia to conduct sandstorm monitoring and provide early warnings.
China and Mongolia have committed to conducting joint research and capacity-building activities to mitigate the impact of sand and dust hazards in Northeast Asia.
By drawing the red lines, the country aims to prioritize the conservation of areas with significant functions, including water conservation, biodiversity maintenance, soil and water conservation, wind and sand fixation, and coastal protection.
Wang also noted that the campaign will name natural places such as mountains, rivers, forests, lakes, grasslands and sand lands.
"People are living on the same planet and the yellow sand does not know borders.
It bans sand mining and mining activities that do not meet conservation requirements in nature reserves for river sources and imposes strict rules against the construction of new small hydropower stations on the plateau.