However, I saw nothing but the peaceful river.

但是，除了平静的河面我什么都没看见。

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Yes, there have been foggy moments sans exuberant inspiration. Yet, the ideas actually keep flowing in a steady current that now feels more like a peaceful brook than a raging river.

我确实曾有过那些灵感枯竭、茫然失措的时候，但不可否认的是，现在的思路更像是潺潺的溪水，平缓流淌着，而不是湍急的河流。

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She spent a peaceful afternoon by the river, reading a novel.

她在河边看小说，度过了一个宁静的下午。

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Until a few years ago, Nad Ali was a relatively peaceful district in the central Helmand river valley.

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Cambridge, on the other hand, has peaceful meadows - the "Backs" - leading down to the river with wonderful views of the old colleges, lending it a more bucolic air than "the other place", as its students sneeringly refer to Oxford.

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