Butter-scented, a happy vision of a secluded, contemplative life comes to me.

黄油气味中，一种隐居冥思生活的幸福图景展现在眼前。

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We lead a contemplative life , but that does not mean we sit in meditation all day long .

我们的生活是沉思的，但这并不意味着我们只是整天坐着陷入沉思。

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"For me it was a place to gather my thoughts and understand the contemplative life… it's a sort of clearing out place. " she said.

她说：“对于我来说，织毛衣时我可以集中精神去思考人生……那就像是一块净土。”

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However, if you value a quieter, more contemplative life, one punctuated only by the scraping of chairs after a leisurely lunch and the wind rustling through the lavender fields, a few miles back from the coast lies the picturesque village of Vidauban.

FORBES: Provencal Retreat