She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect.

她试着让他平静下来，却似乎火上浇油了。

《牛津词典》

I pray that some news of him will come to us, either calming our fears or setting us into action to recover him.

我祈祷他的消息会传回来，或者平息我们的担心，或者促使我们上路去把他找回来。

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I pray that some news of him will come to us, either calming our fears or setting us into action to recover him.

我祈祷他的消息会传回来，或者平息我们的担心，或者促使我们上路去把他找回来。

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