"We be come from a far country" (Joshua 9:6).

“我们来自一个遥远的国度”(约书亚9∶6)。

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Cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.

有好消息从远方来，就如拿凉水给口渴的人喝。

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As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

有好消息从远方来，就如拿凉水给口渴的人喝。

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The last four months of negotiations between politicians have been a reminder of how far Bosnia is from functioning as a normal country.

BBC: Nikola Spiric (file image)

Though my own writing voice tends toward the ironical, cleverness was not the right note for the title of a book about the life and afterlife of a country girl who, though far from corn-pone, was more Branson than Brooklyn.

WSJ: Rod Dreher on the Importance of Titles | Word Craft

The potential for violence is never far from the surface in a country whose 20m citizens are estimated to own some 60m firearms.

ECONOMIST: The big surprise is that this was a real live election