月亮必须在天空中很低的位置——与地平线只有42度。

The moon has to be very low in the sky—only 42 degrees from the horizon.

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父亲笑着说：“线的作用不是阻止风筝飞得更高，而是帮助它留在天空中，因为风筝本身不能飞起来。”

The father smiled and said, "The role of the string was not stopping the kite from flying higher, but helping it stay in the sky, because the kite itself can't fly up."

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看到灰色的天空柔和了地平线的边缘，稍稍让我释然些。

I was relieved the sky was gray, softening the edges of the skyline.

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And here, this is from the steps of Montmartre, the basilica--more about that some other time, when I'm in a real frenzy of contempt for the destruction of the Parisian skyline.

这是蒙马特区的台阶,那个大教堂,改天再讲讲这点,我真的强烈鄙视这玩意儿,因为它破坏了巴黎的天空轮廓线

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