I felt lighter, liberated, and the heaviness I'd once felt after a big meal filled with meat and cheese was no longer evident.

我感觉更轻松，也有一种解放的感觉，以前大吃一顿尽是肉和奶酪的饭后产生的沉重感没有了。

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When you stop judging things as good or bad, you are no longer burdened by the emotions of this judgment, and can live lighter, freer.

当你停止判断事物是好是坏，你不再有由判断产生的精神负担，可以活更轻松，更自由。

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The shore was deserted; there were no passers-by; not even a boatman nor a lighter-man was in the skiffs which were moored here and there.

河滩荒僻，没有一个过路人；这里那里停泊着的驳船上也没有船夫，也没有装卸工人。

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It is no lighter in outlook, but it is stronger in sound and voice.

NEWYORKER: Salvation Army

Audit partners and their firms cooperate with the SEC and testify against corporate executives in exchange, ostensibly, for lighter sanctions and limited or no financial penalties.

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Prosecutors suggested the lighter sentence because Mr Ponder has no prior convictions and also because he still has an opportunity to change his ways.

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