Its sheer rock sides sweep up from a broad base until they cut off abruptly at the flat summit.

它陡峭的岩石边从一个宽阔的基地上拔地而起，直到在平坦的山顶下突然被切断。

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With a sweep of his hand he cleared a vacant space in front among the breakfast things, and leant forward to gaze more at his ease.

他用手一推，在面前这些早餐什物之间清出一块空地方，更自在地向前倾着身子凝视着。

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The hill leading to the cliffs would wrap around the village, the bay would sweep in from the right, and the Explorer, resting at anchor, would look tiny in a vast sea.

向着峭壁延伸的山脉围绕着村庄，在右手边，海湾恰好映入眼帘，而我们那泊着的探险船，在广袤的海水里看起来就像一个小小的点。

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If you look at it long enough, it is a word that opens and spreads out, makes a circle of a far horizon, a word on which rain can fall and dimple or sweep across in lashing gusts and leave unperturbed, a word that is calm enough to look at, almost lulling, but also hints at holding unreckonable power."

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