The valley declined gently to a fertile plain.

山谷缓缓地斜向一处肥沃的平原。

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The Central Mountain Range slopes gently to a broad and fertile plain in the west.

中央山脉纵列于中央偏东，缓降于宽阔肥沃的西部平原。

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The bell hanging from the eves plays gently to a light breeze, sending liquid ringing into one's heart.

微风抚过，檐上的铜铃轻轻摇摆，清脆的铃声悠悠荡起，飘进了聍听者的心里。

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It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him.

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Like how can you possibly figure that out with actually compelling a machine to do it for you and sure enough we chatted for a few moments, I kind of gently pointed out well it's kind of like problem 7 last year.

就好像去逼计算机为你做这件事,就能解决问题一样,我们确实谈过这个问题，我委婉地告诉他,这种情况与我们去年讲过问题7类似。

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A horse-drawing carriage in snowfalls that cause tires stick out of control with drivers gently toddles the ground and makes a nice pattern of black and white. That's how it used to be done, because he's a myth maker.

比如一辆马车在雪地上前行，但车轮松动,使马车夫不得不在雪地里慢条斯理地行进,这样的黑白画面塑造了很好的形象,这是他以前的做法，因为他是个创造神话的人，他说。

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These devices use a microcurrent to gently push a drug into the patients skin for faster healing or cosmetic improvements, making a small, thin and flexible battery a necessity.

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Instead it finds itself gently trying to correct a notion that, if BP is doing OK financially, it must mean the legal system hasn't punished BP enough.

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After considering all these points, you may be contemplating how to end your friendship gently, or how to avoid a boss-friendship altogether.

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