With pious gratitude the girl looked upon this glorious work of God, and bent down over one of the branches, that she might examine the flower and inhale the sweet perfume.

女孩子怀着虔诚的心情，望着造物主的这些美丽的创造。她顺手把一根枝条拉过来，细看它上面的花朵，闻一闻这些花朵的香气。

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The pious hope of this newspaper that America's president might fill the gap was confounded too (see article).

ECONOMIST: The Annapolis peace summit

Somebody might be investing in shariah compliant finance to be a pious Muslim.

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