The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.

这些言词在繁荣潮起、在和平的风平浪静中说过，但很多时候，誓词是在阴霾密布中宣读。

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But they were the lucky ones, the ones who were not drowned immediately or carried off in the raging flood waters.

但他们还算是幸运的，因为他们并没有被洪水淹死或被狂滔冲走。

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The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms.

这些誓词或是在繁荣富强及和平宁静之际发表，或是在彤云密布和风暴降临之时宣读。

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I'm not against bridges, but I'm more and more convinced that we've got to look at the raging waters before we can build anything.

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Overall, they found that 53% of the failures came during floods, when raging waters undermine bridge footings or batter the structures with debris.

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I've kept them more or less in check, thinking they might affront people of color in this whole public desire to do some cultural exchanges - lay bridges across raging waters, and all that.

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