seashells

Before coins appeared, seashells, rings, bamboo sticks, wood and pieces of cloth were all used for money.

在硬币问世前，贝壳、环状物、竹签、木块及布片都曾当作钱币用过。

money was not the same as the money we use today. Seashells, rings, bamboo sticks, wood and cloth were all used for money.

人们用的钱和我们现在用的钱截然不同。当时，贝壳、戒指、竹棍儿、木头和布都能充当货币。

All the memories of my youth speak to me as I walk, just as the seashells crunch under my feet on the beach.

海边散步时，所有青春的记忆在我耳边轻声响起，就像我在沙滩上随脚踩到的贝壳一样发出清脆的声音。

This one easily crack seashells. You may imagine what is going to happen if it catches somebody with its nippers.

这只能轻易打开海贝。你可以想象如果人被它的钳子夹住了会怎么样。

some museum might perhaps take it to place in a collection of seashells.

一个博物馆也许会要它，把它和一套海洋贝壳收藏在一起。

Most children have probably wondered at the noise of roaring ocean waves magically captured inside seashells held up to their ears.

大多数的孩子对从握在耳畔的贝壳里能听到神奇的海浪澎湃声啧啧称奇。

Simply put some sand in the bottom of the jar (colored play sand works great for this) and add the seashells.

只要将沙子铺到瓶底，（如果是彩沙就更漂亮了）然后再放入贝壳。

They show a richly decorated vault encrusted with mosaics and seashells, too rich to be part of a home.

那里有马塞克和海贝壳装饰的拱顶，装修过于豪华，不太像是居家的一部分。

Small seashells were once used as a primitive form of money.

小贝壳曾经被当作简单的钱币使用。

One woman told how the seashells reminded her of going to the beach every summer Sunday as a child.

一位妇女讲述说，海贝壳使她想起了还是孩子的时候，每个夏天都会去海滩。

Crushed stone, manufactured lightweight stone, and seashells are often used in lieu of natural gravel.

碎石，制造轻型石头，贝壳，往往在自然砾石代替使用。

Xu Xin, who has a stall selling seashells near the beach at Baishatan, said that the boardwalk would usually be packed at this time of year.

在白沙滩的海滩上摆摊售卖贝壳的徐馨（XuXin，音译）说，平常年份的这个季节，海滨木板路上到处是人。

You probably think of marble as stone, but it is really petrified calcium (also known as old seashells).

人们常认为大理石是一种石头，其实大理石是石化的钙（和古老的贝壳差不多）。

Many people have held seashells up to their ears and marveled at the sound of ocean waves captured within the shell.

许多人都曾将贝壳贴近耳朵，并对里面的海浪声啧啧称奇。

Mr. Kumagai, 44, was the head of the city's sea and seashells museum when the disaster struck.

灾难发生时，44岁的熊谷胜是陆前高田市海洋及海贝壳博物馆的馆长。

You could also use seashells, sand dollars, or small pieces of driftwood and beach grass.

当然，你还可以使用贝壳、海胆或小块浮木以及水草。

Small seashells were often used as a primitive kind of money.

小贝壳常被用作简单的货币。

Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money.

小贝壳曾经被当作简单的纸币使用。

The reason is the discovery, in 2004, of some peculiar seashells of that age in Blombos, a seaside cave in South Africa.

原因就是在2004年，在南非海边的一个洞穴，布隆伯斯洞中发现了一些罕见的海贝。

Meanwhile, calcium ions in the cement also absorb moisture and carbon dioxide, forming calcium carbonate -- the material found in seashells.

同时，水泥中的钙离子也会吸收水分和二氧化碳，形成碳酸钙——碳酸钙是贝壳的主要成分。