People used to say in olden days that no boat returns after having once entered the 'black waters' of the ocean.

人们过去习惯说一旦进入大海的‘黑水’，没有船能够回来。

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In OLDEN days it was quite common for families to keep a store of spare cash in a cake tin or cookie jar to save for future expenditure, such as Christmas presents.

把多余的现金存在饼模里或者饼干罐中，以备未来的花费，比如用来买圣诞礼物什么的，这在过去是很常见的，很多家庭都这么做。

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"Our forefathers had been mining for mercury since the Ming Dynasty [1368-1644] and in olden days there was no pollution from such small mines," said a 72-year-old farmer, named Shen.

“我们的先辈从明朝时(公元1368 - 1644年)就开始开采水银了，在往日这么小的矿并没有污染，”一位72岁的沈姓农民这样说。

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