沙子需求激增导致稀缺，网友：碳排放税之后又有沙子税了吗？
Hourglass running out: Sand becoming scarce world over due to soaring demand
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西方媒体报道沙子需求激增导致稀缺，网友：碳排放税之后又有沙子税了吗？
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Hourglass running out: Sand becoming scarce world over due to soaring demand
沙漏正在耗尽：由于需求激增，沙子在世界范围内变得稀缺
© Getty Images / Randy Faris
The world’s most consumed raw material after water and an essential ingredient to people’s everyday lives is slipping through our fingers, scientists warn. Sand may become a scarce resource due to high demand, they say.
科学家警告说，除了水，世界上消耗最多的原材料和人们日常生活的一种基本要素正在从我们的手指间溜走。他们说，由于需求量旺盛，沙子可能会成为稀缺资源。
Dozens of trucks dump hundreds of thousands of tons of sand on Miami Beach as part of U.S. government measures to protect Florida’s tourist destinations against the effects of climate change. EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI | AFP | Getty Images
（图）数十辆卡车在迈阿密海滩倾倒了数十万吨沙子，这是美国政府保护佛罗里达州旅游目的地免受气候变化影响的措施之一。
“We just think that sand is everywhere. We never thought we would run out of sand, but it is starting in some places,” a climate scientist with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Pascal Peduzzi said during a webinar hosted by the Chatham House think tank.
“我们总是认为沙子到处都是。我们从来没有想过我们会用完沙子，但在一些地方已经开始出现这种情况了。”联合国环境规划署(UNEP)气候科学家帕斯卡尔·佩杜齐(Pascal Peduzzi)在查塔姆研究所(Chatham House)智库主办的网络研讨会上说。
“我们总是认为沙子到处都是。我们从来没有想过我们会用完沙子，但在一些地方已经开始出现这种情况了。”联合国环境规划署(UNEP)气候科学家帕斯卡尔·佩杜齐(Pascal Peduzzi)在查塔姆研究所(Chatham House)智库主办的网络研讨会上说。
“It is about anticipating what can happen in the next decade or so because if we don’t look forward, if we don’t anticipate, we will have massive problems about sand supply but also about land planning,” he added.
他补充说:“这是关于预测未来10年左右可能发生的事情，因为如果我们不向前看，如果我们不早做准备，我们将在沙子供应和土地规划方面面临巨大问题。”
他补充说:“这是关于预测未来10年左右可能发生的事情，因为如果我们不向前看，如果我们不早做准备，我们将在沙子供应和土地规划方面面临巨大问题。”
Construction cranes and vehicles cover the A10 highway between Paris and Bordeaux with sand on November 6, 2019 near Monts, central France. GUILLAUME SOUVANT | AFP | Getty Images
(图)2019年11月6日，法国中部蒙茨附近，建筑铲车和车辆在巴黎和波尔多之间的A10公路上铺上沙子。
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Peduzzi, who is the director of UNEP’s Global Resource Information Database in Geneva, Switzerland, described the global governance of sand resources as “the elephant in the room.”
Peduzzi是位于瑞士日内瓦的联合国环境规划署全球资源信息数据库的负责人，他将全球对沙子资源的治理形容为“房间里的大象”。
Peduzzi是位于瑞士日内瓦的联合国环境规划署全球资源信息数据库的负责人，他将全球对沙子资源的治理形容为“房间里的大象”。
“Is it time for panicking? Well, that will certainly not help, but it is time to take a look and change our perception about sand,” he said as quoted by CNBC.
“到恐慌失措的时候了吗？好吧，这当然不会有帮助，但现在是时候来看看并改变我们对沙子的看法了，”CNBC援引他的话说。
“到恐慌失措的时候了吗？好吧，这当然不会有帮助，但现在是时候来看看并改变我们对沙子的看法了，”CNBC援引他的话说。
According to Peduzzi, sand use could only be measured indirectly via a “very, very good” correlation between the use of sand and cement.
根据Peduzzi的说法，沙子的使用只能通过沙子和水泥之间的“非常非常好的”相关性来间接测量。
根据Peduzzi的说法，沙子的使用只能通过沙子和水泥之间的“非常非常好的”相关性来间接测量。
Sand dunes in the Sahara desert. Getty Images
(图)撒哈拉沙漠中的沙丘。
The UN estimates that 4.1 billion tons of cement is produced every year, driven primarily by China, which accounts for almost 60 percent of today’s sand-fueled construction boom.
联合国估计，每年生产41亿吨水泥，主要是由中国生产的，中国几乎占当今以沙子为主料的建筑热潮的60%。
联合国估计，每年生产41亿吨水泥，主要是由中国生产的，中国几乎占当今以沙子为主料的建筑热潮的60%。
Statistics show that it takes ten tons of sand to produce every ton of cement. This means that, for construction alone, the world consumes roughly 40 to 50 billion tons of sand on an annual basis. The amount is enough to build a wall 27 meters high by 27 meters wide that wraps around the planet every year.
据统计，每生产一吨水泥需要用掉10吨沙子。这意味着，仅建筑业一项，全球每年就消耗大约400亿到500亿吨沙子。这个数量足以建造一堵27米高、27米宽的墙，每年环绕地球一圈。
据统计，每生产一吨水泥需要用掉10吨沙子。这意味着，仅建筑业一项，全球每年就消耗大约400亿到500亿吨沙子。这个数量足以建造一堵27米高、27米宽的墙，每年环绕地球一圈。
The global rate of sand use has tripled over the last two decades, partially due to surging urbanization and industrialization. It far exceeds the natural rate at which sand is being replenished by the weathering of rocks by wind and water.
在过去的20年里，全球的用沙速度增加了两倍，部分原因是城市化和工业化的迅速发展。它远远超过了岩石因风和水的风化而补充沙子的自然速率。
在过去的20年里，全球的用沙速度增加了两倍，部分原因是城市化和工业化的迅速发展。它远远超过了岩石因风和水的风化而补充沙子的自然速率。
UNEP has previously warned of thriving “sand mafias,” saying that groups consisting of builders, dealers and businessmen are known to be operating in countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Kenya and Sierra Leone.
联合国环境规划署(UNEP)此前曾警告过蓬勃发展的“沙子黑手党”，称由建筑商、交易商和商人组成的团伙在柬埔寨、越南、肯尼亚和塞拉利昂等国开展活动。
联合国环境规划署(UNEP)此前曾警告过蓬勃发展的“沙子黑手党”，称由建筑商、交易商和商人组成的团伙在柬埔寨、越南、肯尼亚和塞拉利昂等国开展活动。
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"Statistics show that it takes ten tons of sand to produce every ton of cement." Whoa!
I think that's some kind of logical contradiction. Sand is only one component of cement,the other is gravel and cement and water of course. You couldn't get one ton of cement by inputting 10 tons of sand! The ingredient known as cement is made from limestone,not from sand. It's limestone that is heated until the limestone becomes a paste like consistency. The word cement has two connotations.
“数据显示，生产每吨水泥需要用掉10吨沙子。”哇!
我认为这是某种逻辑上的矛盾。沙子只是水泥的一种成分，另一种情况当然是碎石和水泥和水混合。你不可能用10吨沙子得到1吨水泥!水泥的原料是石灰石，而不是沙子。将石灰石加热，直到石灰石变成粘稠的糊状。水泥一词有两种含义。
@Rocky_Fjord
maybe if you include the roads, etc to transport it, roads, storage areas and so on
也许如果你包含道路等来运送它，道路、储存区域等等
@Rocky_Fjord
Modern Cement industries use low grade Bauxite, Steel mill coke residues and fly ash to produce cement
现代水泥行业采用低品位的铝土矿、钢厂焦渣和粉煤灰生产水泥。
@Rocky_Fjord
Cement is the binding agent mixed with sand and other aggregate to make construction concretes and mortars. A ten to one ratio is a very weak mix, a ratio of five to one or less is typical.
水泥是与沙子和其他骨料混合制成建筑混凝土和砂浆的粘合剂。十比一的比例是非常脆弱的混合，五比一或更少的比例是常见的。
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@Wiggle170
the report says ten tons of sand to make one ton of cement, not eleven tons.
报告说的是10吨沙子可以制造1吨水泥，而不是11吨。
@Rocky_Fjord
My thoughts exactly. I did stone masonry for more than 25 years. This does not compute. You cannot put 10 shovel's full of sand in the mixer and get one shovel full of cement out. This must be an error that the editor missed.
我的想法也是这样。我做石工已经超过25年了，这种算法不合实际。你不能把10铲沙子放进搅拌机里，然后拿出一铲水泥。这一定是编辑疏忽造成的错误。
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@Rocky_Fjord
No cement contains ZERO sand. What the ignorant "climate scientist" is probably meaning is concrete, which is about 30%-35% sand. That's why you should talk to a civil engineer if you want to know about concrete and sand usage, not a climate scientist. Their main function is to scare people by making ridiculous alarmist claims, as we see here.
水泥中不含沙子。无知的“气候科学家”的意思可能是混凝土，它大约含30%-35%的沙子。这就是为什么如果你想知道混凝土和沙子的用途，你应该和土木工程师谈谈，而不是气候科学家。他们的主要作用是通过发表荒谬的危言耸听的言论来吓唬人，正如我们在这里看到的。
@conformista
The only ignorant is the jurnalist that threw this numbers, the scientist never talks about this in the webinar - that it's lixed in the article.
唯一无知的人是抛出这个数字的记者，这位科学家从来没有在网络研讨会上谈论过这一点——文章里有链接。
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@Rocky_Fjord
IMO much of the ignorant claims here come from some RT "business" columnist who is attempting to paraphrase something heard on line and getting it badly wrong. As usual they try to rewrite something in their own words without the slightest understanding of the subject matter. I doubt that the UN or even the alarmist eco warriors of Chatham House are dumb enough to make the stupid claims made in this article.
Yes, RT, I used a trigger word so that you get to read it .If in doubt just copy the source instead of getting it completely wrong !
在我看来(In my opinion)，这里大部分无知的言论都来自《今日俄罗斯》的某位“商业”专栏作家，他试图转述在网上听到的东西，但却大错特错。像往常一样，他们对主题一无所知的情况下，就试图用自己的话重写一篇文章。我怀疑联合国、甚至是查塔姆研究所危言耸听的环保卫士是否会蠢到做出这篇文章中所述的愚蠢声明。
是的，《今日俄罗斯》，我用了一个触发词，这样你就可以读到它了!如果拿不准，只需复制原文，而不是完全瞎写!
@conformista
RT is as emotionally manipulating (and minor quality journalism) as the usual mainstream, just in a different direction.
《今日俄罗斯》和常见的主流媒体一样操纵情绪(以及低质量的新闻报道)，只是方向不同而已。
@Rocky_Fjord
Article author made this mistake not the author of the study. There is a lix to the original webinar, it would be wise to give it a read and don't throw blame on the scientist.
文章作者犯了这个错误，不是研究的作者。这里有一个原始网络研讨会的链接，明智的做法是读一下，不要责怪科学家。
@Painter Kiss
Probably downloaded from the internet somewhere. Besides, cement is made from limestone and shale, not sand. Why would you use sand? Sand is used when you're making concrete. Along with stone, cement and water...
可能是从网上下载的。此外，水泥是由石灰石和石料制成的，而不是沙子。为什么要用沙子?当你在造混凝土的时候会用到沙子。还有石子、水泥和水……
@Painter Kiss
"it would be wise to give it a read ". The "webinar" is not lixed. Just a half page intro. That does not contain the claims supposedly quoted in the article, so no way to verify. You may be correct that it is sloppy paraphrasing by our "journalist". I made that point in another comment 20min before you posted yours, it would be wise to give it a read.
“明智的做法是读一下”。“网络研讨会”没有链接，只有半页的介绍，这并没有包含文章中提到的内容，所以无法证实。你可能是对的，这是我们的“记者”草率的解释。在你发表你的评论前20分钟，我在另一条评论中提到了这一点，明智的做法是读一下。
@Painter Kiss
Agreed it is usually 4 to 1, 4 parts sand to one part cement.
是的，通常是4比1，4份沙子对应1份水泥。
"Statistics show that it takes ten tons of sand to produce every ton of cement. "
Well then your stats are totally screwed. Firstly there is ZERO sand ( silicon dioxide ) in a ton of cement, which is made from limestone ( calcium carbonate ). What your climate scientist is probably referring to is concrete which he ignorantly calls "cement". A ton of concrete is about 35% cement, the rest is sand and hard-core ( small pebbles ). So it takes about 0.3 tons of sand to make a ton of concrete. So the claims in the article are off by over two orders of magnitude. ( admittedly, not bad for a climatologist ).
“数据显示，生产每吨水泥需要用掉10吨沙子。”
你的统计数据完全是瞎扯淡。首先，一吨水泥中没有沙子(二氧化硅)，而水泥是由石灰石(碳酸钙)制成的。你们的气候科学家可能指的是混凝土，他无知地称之为“水泥”。一吨混凝土大约35%是水泥，剩下的是沙子和硬核(小鹅卵石)。所以大约需要0.3吨沙子来制造1吨混凝土。所以这篇文章中的观点跑偏了两个数量级。(诚然，这对一个气候学家来说还不错)。
This will somehow translate into a new tax.
这将以某种方式转化为一种新税。
For all those Einstein's joking about deserts and so on, this is actually a very serious problem. NOTHING on our planet is endless and infinite and free. It's quite hard to build a factory in the middle of the Sahara and it makes no sense to either transport the fragile glass if the factory is near the sand or to transport the sand if it is not near the markets where the glass is needed. Yes, let's use our limited reserve of fossil fuels for moving sand from the Sahara to Europe or wherever the most vaccine vials are needed.
Semiconductor production uses HUGE amounts of (clean) water and (clean) air and energy so there's nothing very green about going "digital" and living our lives online. That's before even getting into servers' energy consumption.
This shortage is going to impact the price of anything that comes in glass, including vaccine vials. So chuckle if you have not through this through but maybe also store a few jam jars just in case.
对于所有那些爱因斯坦关于沙漠的玩笑等等，这实际上是一个非常严重的问题。在我们的星球上，没有什么是无尽的、无限的、免费的。在撒哈拉沙漠中部建一个工厂是相当困难的，如果工厂靠近沙子，运输易碎的玻璃是没有意义的，如果工厂不在需要玻璃的市场附近，运输沙子是没有意义的。是的，让我们利用我们有限的化石燃料储备，把沙子从撒哈拉沙漠运到欧洲或任何最需要疫苗瓶子的地方。
半导体生产需要大量的(清洁的)水、(清洁的)空气和能源，所以“数字化”和在线生活并不是什么非常环保的事情。这还没有考虑到服务器的能量消耗。
这种短缺将影响到所有玻璃制品的价格，包括疫苗小瓶。所以，如果你还没有想通这点，请笑一笑，但也许也要储存一些果酱罐子以防万一。
@Tango
Actually sand is renewable and endless as long as we do not use it up faster than big rocks are made into little rocks and little rocks are made into sand. Megatons of sand have been dredged out of the oceans and rivers to reclaim/build land
事实上，沙子是可再生的，是无尽的，只要我们不把它用完，比大石头变成小石头、小石头变成沙子的速度更快的速度用完。为了开垦/建设土地，人们从海洋和河流中挖出了数百万吨的沙子。
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@Tango
I don't know whether Sahara sand is suitable to make glass. I do know that it is unsuitable to make concrete or mortar and that was what the article was about.
我不知道撒哈拉的沙子是否适合做玻璃。我确实知道制作混凝土或砂浆是不合适的，这就是这篇文章的内容。
So the sand loses its weight when mixed to become concrete? More likely, one ton of sand will yield ten tons of concrete as more or less a third of the mix is sand, the rest is crusher stone, with the cement contributing very little towards the overall weight and volume of the mix. 10 tons of sand, mixed with cement and water, will yield slightly more than ten tons of whatever you want to call it.
所以沙子在混合成混凝土时就失去了重量?更有可能的是，一吨沙子会产生十吨混凝土，因为混合物的三分之一左右是沙子，剩下的是碎石，而水泥对混合物的总重量和体积贡献很小。10吨沙子，与水泥和水混合，会产生10吨多一点的任何你想叫它的东西。
a solution would be to find a different way of building, since using cement is unsustainable
一个解决方案是寻找一种不同的建筑方式，因为使用水泥是不可持续的.
@Magnetite
Sustainably grown timber is the best option.
可持续种植的木材是最好的选择。
@shadow1369
Bamboo is a grass that grows fast, is strong, is renewable and can be formed into laminated beams. It would be a viable alternative some dimensional lumber and microlam beams. But I do not know if would have the compression strength that concreate has.
竹子是一种长得快、结实、可再生、可制成层压梁的草本植物。这将是一个可行的替代一些规格木材和微型横梁。但我不知道它是否具有混凝土的抗压强度。
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I've heard this before back in the 1990's when there was a microchip shortage and journalists were saying it was because of a scarcity of sand. Guess what? It was a few people manipulating the market for profit.
早在20世纪90年代，我就听说过这种说法，当时芯片短缺，记者们说这是因为沙子短缺。你猜怎么着？这是少数人操纵市场牟利
Sooo, at the climate accords they decided fuel and raw materials must be made more expensive annually to discourage there use.
So now as prices increase they say it indicates shortage.
Are we paying attention yet?
因此，在气候协议中，他们决定必须每年提高燃料和原材料的价格，以阻止它们的使用。
所以现在随着价格上涨，他们说这表明短缺。
我们注意到了吗?
This UNEP expert Pascal Peduzzi should go (back?) to school, or at least read wikipedia. Cement is NOT made with sand. The process of making cement uses limestone and clays.
联合国环境规划署(UNEP)专家帕斯卡·佩杜齐(Pascal Peduzzi)应该回到学校，或者至少阅读一下维基百科。水泥不是用沙子做的，制作水泥的过程中使用石灰石和粘土。
@czerenkob
Things Pascal Peduzzi didn`t say in his webinar that YOU didn`t bother watching.
Maybe if you spent more time watching what actual scientists are saying than wasting your time with Wikipedia..a good 1/3rd of which is utter nonsense you MIGHT learn something.
帕斯卡·佩杜齐在他的网络研讨会上没有说你不想看的话。
也许如果你花更多的时间观察实际的科学家在说什么，而不是浪费你的时间在维基百科上，其中有三分之一的时间完全是胡说八道，你可能会学到一些东西。
@czerenkob
Ahh a fucktard if you had watched the Webinar instead of just the article you would find that Pascal Peduzzi didn`t say that at all. Try again.
如果你看了网络研讨会而不是那篇文章你就会发现帕斯卡·佩杜齐根本没这么说过。再看一次。
@Brownbalrog
Two replies? I am flattered.
Please, note that I wrote about what was in the article. If I wanted to write about the webinar I would watch it and then comment under it, if allowed and necessary.
两个回复?我受宠若惊。
请注意，我写的是文章里的内容。如果我想写关于网络研讨会的文章，我会先观看，如果允许和必要的话，我会在下面发表评论。
Running out of sand?
Sand and gravel are now the most-extracted materials in the world, exceeding fossil fuels and biomass (measured by weight). Sand is a key ingredient for concrete, roads, glass and electronics.
Massive amounts of sand are mined for land reclamation projects, "shale gas extraction" and beach reclamation programs.
(Smithsonian)
沙子快用完了?
沙子和碎石现在是世界上开采最多的材料，超过了化石燃料和生物量(以重量衡量)。沙子是混凝土、道路、玻璃和电子产品的关键成分。
大量的沙子被用于土地复垦项目、“页岩气开采”和海滩复垦项目。
(史密森学会)
@stardusty
I know this is going to come as a shock to you..but sand has many different types and shapes..not all of it is good for construction. You can try to make a building out of sand from the Sahara..i won`t go anywhere near it and i`ll be impressed if you get more than 2 floors up before the entire thing collapses..but you can try.
我知道这会让你大吃一惊……但是沙子有很多不同的类型和形状……并不是所有这些都适合建设。你可以试着用撒哈拉沙漠的沙子建造一座建筑，我无论如何也不会靠近它，如果你在整个建筑物倒塌前爬上两层以上，我会很惊讶的。但是你可以试试。
Sand is everywhere; in deserts, river beds, estuaries and laying at the bottom of all our oceans! I guess April 1st has come earlier this year? Besides, as others here point out, cement (the ordinary Portland variety) is made from Limestone rock.
沙子到处都是：在沙漠、河床、河口和海底!我猜今年4月1日来得早了吧?此外，正如其他人指出的，水泥(普通硅酸盐品种)是由石灰石制成的。
@13Basic
Well, you guessed wrong, most of the stuff you mention is completely useless in construction.
嗯，你猜错了，你提到的大部分东西在建筑中完全没用。
I'm guessing the Sahara desert is going to be clear of sand in a few weeks then, replaced by prime fertile land.
Shocking for the environment eh?
我猜撒哈拉沙漠在几周内就干净的没有沙子了，取而代之的是肥沃的土地。
对环境来说令人震惊，是吗?
Paul Chapman
Desert sand cannot be used in construction or for cement concrete, due to its structure
由于沙漠沙子由于其结构，不能用于建筑或水泥混凝土。
@LONEWARRIOR
Yes I was wondering why people down voted LONEWARRIER's reply too. it is factual correct.
是的，我想知道为什么人们要给lonewarer的回答点踩，事实上这是正确的。
@LONEWARRIOR
Indeed, down voting sheep, Sahara sand is dust, completely useless in construction.
确实，点踩的傻子，撒哈拉的沙子是尘土，对建筑毫无用处。
Then find something else to use as a ingrediant other than sand. Where I live there is so much sand you can see the high dunes to the horizon. They even made the film galopi there. What about the deserts. Use all that sand. It's not good for anything else. Lol
那就找点别的东西来做原料，而不是沙子。我住的地方有很多沙子，你可以看到地平线上高高的沙丘。他们甚至在那里拍了电影《Galopi》。沙漠怎么样？所有的沙子随便用，也没别的用处。哈哈
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Call me a simple chap but I’ve built many walls etc; I use the standard 5:1 sand/cement ratio. Unless it’s underground or on roves where it’s 3:1 cement sand.
Where does the 10:1 come from?
As others point out concrete is like 6:1:1 (sand:cement:pebbles) .
Aye these scientists know more than I do I guess....
叫我一个简单的家伙，但我砌过很多墙等，我使用标准的5:1的砂/水泥比。除非是在地下或是在高处使用3:1的水泥/沙子。
10:1从哪里来的？
正如其他人指出的，混凝土是6:1:1(砂：水泥：卵石）。
是的，我想这些科学家知道的比我多……
April first article?
4月1号(愚人节)的文章？
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Very soon, we'll be told that, soon enough, we will run out of air.
What we are lacking of is people with a brain.
很快，我们就会被告知，我们很快就会耗尽空气。
我们缺少的是有头脑的人。
So, after "oil barrel" we'll have "sand dune" priced at the stock markets. Nice! Lot of Saharan countries happy about it.
所以，在“石油桶”之后我们会有“沙堆”在股票市场定价。很好！许多撒哈拉国家对此感到高兴。
What′s about the Sahara, is it already depleted?
撒哈拉怎么了，已经枯竭了吗?
Water and air were running out not long ago! Now the sand is becoming the next Wall Street exploitation commodity to be traded in Futures! A sucker is born every minute! Starting a new trend by some smart chosen one to take the rest of the Goyim and the lesser Goyim (India) to their Rothschild owned banking cartel!
水和空气不久之前就用光了!现在沙子正成为华尔街下一个以期货交易的剥削商品!每分钟都有一个傻瓜诞生!开始一个新趋势，由一些聪明的人把剩下的非犹太人和次等非犹太人(印度)带到他们的罗斯柴尔德银行集团!
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I'm forever cleaning sand out of my car after my daily outings on the beach. Sand be gone! No more needing to clean the car rugs! Woohoo!
每天去海滩远足后，我总是要清理车里的沙子。沙子没有了！再也不需要清洗汽车垫子了！哦吼！
April fool's day isn't for a few weeks yet.
Is this guy getting some practice in?
还有几个星期就是愚人节了。
这家伙是在练习吗?
"it takes ten tons of sand to produce every ton of cement."-- can someone explain this?
“每生产一吨水泥需要用掉10吨沙子。”——有人能解释一下吗?
@SuperPindos
No. Noone can explain this. But "this" can explain how stupid that UN expert is.
没有，没人能解释这个。但“这个”可以解释那个联合国专家有多愚蠢。
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Blame all those damn golfers. Putting all that sand in their bunkers. Trump's a golfer, It's all his fault. Nancy! Impeach him, again!
怪那些该死的高尔夫球手，他们把所有的沙子放进他们的沙坑。特朗普是个高尔夫球手，这都是他的错。南希！再次弹劾他！
@ErgoSum
They didn't even manage to impeach him once
他们一次都没能弹劾他
@Paul Chapman
they impeached him twice, they just didnt succeed in convicting.
他们两次弹劾他，但都没能定罪。
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@aussie_sam_87
So both impeachment attempts failed, meaning he was impeached precisely zero times
因此，两次弹劾尝试都失败了，这意味着他被弹劾的次数为零
@Paul Chapman
No he was impeached twice, unsuccessfully impeached is still impeached.
Both were ridiculous miscarriages of justice, im just saying how it works.
不，他被弹劾过两次，没有成功的弹劾仍然是弹劾。
两者都是荒谬的司法不公，我只是说说它是如何运作的。
@aussie_sam_87
In effect it was like being charged with an offence, but then cleared of all wrongdoing.
So really, those charges (impeachments) should be cleared from his record, as he was proven not guilty.
I agree, both times were a ridiculous waste of time and money, knowing nothing would come of it.
Like the debunked Russian election interference. Not one American had a phone call from a Russian ordering them to vote for Trump, even if they did, I'm sure they wouldn't listen anyway ??
实际上，这就像是被指控犯有罪行，但随后又洗脱了一切不当行为的嫌疑。
所以说真的，这些指控(弹劾)应该从他的记录中清除，因为他被证明无罪。
我同意，这两次都是在荒谬地浪费时间和金钱，因为知道不会有任何结果。
比如被揭穿的俄罗斯干预选举。没有一个美国人接到俄罗斯人命令他们投票给特朗普的电话，即使他们打了，我相信他们无论如何都不会听的??
@Paul Chapman
Dont disagree with you at all, the impeachment show trials were a disgrace
一点也不反对你的观点，弹劾案的审判是一种耻辱
Perhaps the Chinese should stop destroying the environment.
也许中国人应该停止....环境。
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@Lord_Cornbread
well, when you manufacture everything for the whole world, what do you expect?
那么，当你为全世界制造所有东西的时候，你期望什么呢?