平静如镜 meaning in Chinese
a glassy calm
Examples
- There was but little wind that day, and the sea was as smooth as glass .
那天风很小，海面平静如镜。 - Sea like a mirror
海面平静如镜 - When we set out from the harbour , the sea was as smooth as a mill - pond , but within half an hour the waves were a metre high
当我们从港口出航时，海面平静如镜。但是半小时后，海浪涌起数英尺高。 - My raft was now strong enough to bear any reasonable weight ; my next care was what to load it with , and how to preserve what i laid upon it from the surf of the sea ; but i was not long considering this , i first laid all the plank or boards upon it that i could get , and having consider d well what i most wanted , i first got three of the seamens chests , which i had broken open and empty d , and lower d them down upon my raft ; the first of these i fill d with provision , viz
当时，有三点情况令人鼓舞：第一，海面平静如镜第二，时值涨潮，海水正向岸上冲第三，虽有微风，却也吹向岸上。我找到了原来小艇上用的三支断桨此外，除了工具箱中的那些工具外，另外还找出了两把锯子，一把斧头和一只头。货物装载完毕，我就驾起木排向岸上进发。 - Said i , twas a terrible storm : a storm , you fool you , replies he , do you call that a storm , why it was nothing at all ; give us but a good ship and sea room , and we think nothing of such a squal of wind as that ; but you re but a fresh water sailor , bob ; come let us make a bowl of punch and we ll forget all that , d ye see what charming weather tis now
简单一句话，我们因循一般水手的生活方式，调制了甜酒，我被灌得酩酊大醉。那天晚上，我尽情喝酒胡闹，把对自己过去行为的忏悔与反省，以及对未来下的决心，统统丢到九霄云外去了。简而言之，风暴一过，大海又平静如镜，我头脑里纷乱的思绪也随之一扫而光，怕被大海吞没的恐惧也消失殆尽，我热衷航海的愿望又重新涌上心头。