To readers a century later, that placid portrayal may seem alien-as though depicting a bygone world.

在一百年后的读者看来，这些平静的描述像是外星人- - -好像描述了一个不复存在的世界。

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On Sunday, in a remote valley in the West of England, where the people are few and scattered and placid, there was no more sign among them than the quiet hills of the anxiety that holds the world.

星期天，在英格兰西部一处居家稀少、民性平靖的幽远山谷，如在寂静的群山之中一样，全无世人忧心忡忡的迹象。

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Seems to me that after a placid spell in the post-banking crisis environment, things are popping not so pleasantly out there in the financial world.

FORBES: Summers and Economic Fluctuations