Heard from the road winding across the plain, the gurgling of the stream and the crowing of the roosters had a soft elegance which enhanced the bush that fell shortly before daybreak.

在大平原的道路上听起来，喝水声和鸡啼声是那么幽雅，更加渲染出这黎明前的宁静。

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As the sun declined to its setting, casting long shadows athwart the soil from every pebble, jean Valjean sat down behind a bush upon a large ruddy plain, which was absolutely deserted.

正当落日西沉、地面上最小的石子也拖着细长的影子时，冉阿让坐在一片绝对荒凉的红土平原中的一丛荆棘后面。

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Bush, however, has gone to great lengths to "texanize" himself, cultivating a plain-folks regular-guy public image.

不过布什已经千方百计将自己“得克萨斯化”，把自己塑造成一个普通百姓的公众形象。

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But it is not the plain-talking Bush we know so well.

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Thus, they said, it was imperative for Mr Bush to make plain his concerns at the summit.

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Some of Bush's opponents have made their annoyance at all this tiptoeing plain.

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