Not so my companion: she ran back in terror, knelt down, and cried, and soothed, and entreated, till he grew quiet from lack of breath: by no means from compunction at distressing her.

我的同伴可不这样想：她恐怖地跑回去，跪下来，又叫，又安慰又哀求，直到他没了劲，安静了下来，决不是因为看她难过而懊悔的。

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He comforted me and soothed me by shrouding me with his bright light.

他安抚着我，将我笼罩在那一片明亮的光中。

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As a baby, he cried nonstop and only repetitive motion soothed him.

当他还是个婴儿时，他总是哭闹不止，只有不停地摇动才能使他安静下来。

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" When Ahab is soothed, he is "only soothed to deeper gloom.

WSJ: Word Craft: Ben Schrank, Author of Love Is a Canoe, on Bosses

Suddenly, I saw our battalion commander, Colonel Timothy Halloran (Happy was his nickname), take a seat on a nearby bench, and the mere reality of his presence soothed me a bit, as often happened when he hove into sight.

NEWYORKER: Rat Beach