By the West Lake, people can have a distant view from the antique waterside pavilions or enjoy the elegant lotus when walking on the stone bridges of different styles.

在西湖，游人们可以坐在岸边古色古香的水榭楼台中极目远眺，也可以走在造型各异的石桥上近看田田莲叶和出淤泥而不染的“花中君子”。

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A distant view, was quite good, right?

远处看，还是很不错的，是吧？

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The sea offers space, a view to a distant horizon, a physical perspective less oppressive than hard-edged close-up urban architecture.

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But the rest of the world was able to take a more detached view of these distant alarms.

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Americans believe that the individual can influence the future by personal effort, but since there are too many variables in the distant future, we favor a short-term view.

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