These troops have rarely been at the center of the action: in Afghanistan, they stay in the relatively calm north; in Lebanon, they patrol at sea, not on land.

这些部队鲜少处于行动的中心：在阿富汗，他们留驻于相对平静的北方；在黎巴嫩，他们则在海上巡逻，而不是在陆地上。

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And these troops have rarely been at the centre of the action: in Afghanistan, they stay in the relatively calm north; in Lebanon, they patrol at sea, not on land.

这些维和部队鲜见于军事行动的中心地带：在阿富汗，他们留驻于相对平静的北方；在黎巴嫩，他们则在海上巡逻，不着陆地。

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Just when things start to calm down and it appears as though the main character is in control, the action will send it spinning again.

正当事情开始平静下来，看起来好像主要人物已经控制了局面，可是情节又一次转向另一个方向，他又被卷入其中。

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In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

the teacher is not completely calm when he or she takes the action.

老师在动武的时候情绪不完全地稳定。

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"Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom, with bold action and out-of-the-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic freefall."

VOA: special.2009.08.28

Downing Street has sought to calm fears over possible action against Iraq, saying it is wrong to believe a military response is imminent.

BBC: UK condemns Iraqi oil embargo

The aim is not to engineer outcomes -- that would be both impractical and inappropriate -- but simply to keep tabs on what is going on and, if events warrant, urge action or calm.

CNN: Indonesia's Agony

Omirbaev tells the tale with briskness, simplicity, and restraint, getting his actors to move smoothly and to speak with understated, pointed calm and capturing their heartrending action in mock-bland images that alternate between stern assertion and stunned disbelief.

NEWYORKER: Chouga