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1. 以前，这个地方的确是一个海滩，是旧金山东北方向的海岸线。

   yǐ​qián, zhè​ge dì​fang dí​què shì yī​ge hǎi​tān, shì jiù​jīn​shān dōng​běi fāng​xiàng de hǎi'àn​xiàn.

   Previously, this place was indeed a beach, a coastline northeast of San Francisco.

   Source: CCMatrix