Sandhill cranes are generally a little over a meter tall.

沙一般有一米多高。

Sandhill cranes have soft, grey feathers.

沙毛柔软，呈灰色。

For a short time, sandhill cranes fill the state's wide, flat fields.

曾有一小段时间，沙遍布州宽阔平坦田野。

Last year, a record 1 million sandhill cranes stopped in the area during their northward migration.

去年，100万只沙在向北过程中在该地区停下休息，这一数字打破了往年纪录。

The Volga glided quietly between its overgrown banks, with here and there a sandbank or an island thickly covered with bushes. In the distance lay the sandhills and the darkening forest.

伏尔加河在其杂草丛生河岸之间静静地流过，到处都是沙洲或长满灌木岛屿。远处是沙和越来越暗森林。