It comes without a whisper , quiet as thistledown , brushing the corner of a hillside garden 它悄无声息地来临，静如蓟花冠毛，掠过山坡上果园的一角。
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It comes without a whisper , quiet as thistledown , brushing the comer of a hillside garden 没有一点声响，它安静地如蓟种子冠毛一般，轻轻地扫过山坡上花园的一角。
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It tiptoes through the treetops , rouging a few leaves , then rides a tuft of thistledown across the valley and away 它踮起脚尖从树梢上轻轻走过，搽红了几片叶子，而后乘着一簇蓟种子冠毛轻盈地飞过山谷，翩然而去。
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To his delight and relief the dentist ' s touch was , if not quite as light as thistledown , at least sensitive , and certainly far from the brutal assault he had feared 使他欣慰和宽心的是，牙科医生的动作尽管不太轻，但甚少是小心的，远非他担心的那样重手重脚的。
