The flowing river showed minor ripples in the reflection, even though the wind was dead calm.

即使在那风平浪静的环境里，流淌的河流中，也会泛起了柔和的涟漪。

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The journey was a minor catastrophe — storms broke out followed by a dead calm that slowed the ship’s progress.

这一旅程是场小灾——暴风雨骤起，接着又死一般的沉寂，延缓了航程。

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My dead calm surprised me.

我的平静让我很意外。

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Afterward, about 1, 000 police flooded the neighborhood, where the father of one of the dead men tried to calm area residents.

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One of the travelers, Andi Veragona, told CNN affiliate WTVF that she was trying to play dead during the attack, and that she was trying to calm Scherr, who was next to her.

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Ms Eastwood said Mr Philpott seemed "calm and matter of fact" when they talked about seeing his dead children at the mortuary.

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