It was late afternoon and the sun was low in the sky.

当时是傍晚时分，太阳低低地挂在天上。

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The sun was shining and the sky was blue.

阳光灿烂，天空一片蓝。

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Amid chanting of Hindu hymns, men, women and children waded into the river with folded hands and prayed that the sun emerged in an overcast sky.

在印度教赞美诗的吟唱中，男人、女人和孩子们抱着双手，走到河中，祈祷太阳在阴沉沉的天空中出现。

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At sunset,when the sun has moved across the sky, the canyon walls give up their fiery reds and golds.

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And the sun has to trundle across the sky, and they're pretty unhappy about this and they want relief from working And laboring at their assigned stations and so Marduk accedes to this demand.

太阳则必须滚过天际，他们对此不快，他们也想在工作之余休息,在他们自己的居所里活动,于是，Marduk同意了这个请求。

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This was because all you could see was the very blue sky and the very hot sun.

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There are fewer clouds in the sky and the sun is finally starting to shine a little brighter.

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The sky was clear and the sun shone brightly on a heavy snow pack, but it was cold and the wind was blowing.

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