"The commercial storm leaves its path strewn with ruin," Alfred Marshall, a Victorian economist, once observed of financial crises. "When it is over, there is calm, but a dull, heavy calm."

“金融风暴所到之处，一片狼籍”，曾经一度观察金融危机的旧式经济学家阿尔弗雷德·马歇尔这样说道，“当它结束的时候，人们将会非常平静，但是是那种愚蠢的，沉重的寂静。”

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London (CNN) — Heavy policing has brought calm to London after several days of rioting and looting, but trouble has continued to spread to other cities around the country.

伦敦(CNN)——经过数天的骚乱和抢劫后，警方的重拳出击终于使伦敦平静下来。但是，骚乱仍然在不断地蔓延到英国的其他城市。

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She said she left home a little earlier this year in anticipation of heavy crowds at the station, but was pleased to see a relatively calm scene.

她说，今年从家里出来时稍微早一点儿，预料车站可能有大量的人流，但高兴的是相对比较平静的景象。

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Heavy rain hit coastal Massachusetts first at 01:00 and then remained calm for two more hours before another downpour hit the south around 03:00.

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Often more level-headed than the others, he was known as the calm member of the group - though he was apparently a heavy drinker and sometimes given to angry outbursts.

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The 20-year-old from Queensland said she had listened to music to calm her nerves before the race -- not the pumping heavy rock favoured by many athletes but country and western.

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