In the purply light of dusk the town looked peaceful and happy—enchanting even—and there was an engaging air of expectancy, of fun about to happen.

在紫红色的暮色中，这座城镇显得宁静幸福，甚至是迷人的，空气中萦绕着一种期待的迷人气氛，一种即将要发生的有趣气氛。

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Our goal is to bring about eventual peaceful resolution of these issues. But imposing sanctions will not necessarily get us there, and may even prove counterproductive.

我们的目标是最终和平解决问题，制裁未必能实现这一目标，甚至可能适得其反。

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And that doesn't even factor in the region's fast-deteriorating security situation. Northern Afghanistan was once one of the country's most peaceful regions.

也并不是该地区每况愈下的安全问题的主要原因，北阿富汗曾一度是该国最和平的地区。

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The next morning I expected more of the same, but to my surprise she was calm, even peaceful.

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"America respects the right of all peaceful and law-abiding voices to be heard around the world, even if we disagree with them."

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This history is celebrated and preserved, but it is a stark contrast to the peaceful, even staid, community of Lexington today.

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"Even peaceful ones can quickly become unruly and a foreigner could become a target of harassment or worse, " the state department said.

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Secretary of State Theresa Villiers has said Northern Ireland was being "held to ransom by protesters", and she called for an end to all street demonstrations over flags, even peaceful ones.

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