The cowboys' hats were high-crowned with wide, floppy rims, practical for protection from the sun's glare, useful as a cup with which to scoop up water or, folded over, as a pillow.

牛仔帽有着高高的顶和宽且松软的边，它很实用，可以防止太阳的直晒，可以像杯子似的舀水，可以折叠成枕头。脖子上的大手帕围巾可以拉起盖住嘴和鼻孔以防灰尘进入。

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They saw a swan and her babies swim to the other side of the lake, they saw a kingfisher dive in and scoop up a fish, and in the distance they saw a deer come to the water and drink thirstily.

他们看到了天鹅和它的孩子们游到湖的另一边，一只翠鸟俯冲入水叼起了一条鱼。 在远处他们看见一只鹿来走到湖边饮水，明显它很渴。

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The man returned to land, and took a pail, and began to scoop up the water and pour it on the shore.

这人回到岸上，拿起水桶，开始舀起海水往岸上泼。

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This week the team decided to use a scoop on the arm to dig up a sample of dirt and found it contained about 1 percent water ice, NASA researchers said.

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They picked up critters from as deep as 6km, and they did so using both typical trawling nets and a special box that was designed to scoop up a slab of ocean floor along with a slice of undisturbed water from immediately above it.

ECONOMIST: Biodiversity