And to know that everything around and underneath had been from prehistoric times as unaltered as the stars overhead, gave ballast to the mind adrift on change, and harassed by the irrepressible New.

同时知道，周围上下一切，跟天上繁星一样，从史前时期以来就未曾有过变动，这时候，随着人世变幻无常而漂泊不心灵小船就有了压舱石，因无法制止日新月异而受到困扰心思就镇下来。

She pacified the crying child by giving him milk.

她用牛奶使这个哭泣小孩镇下来。

Trying to pull himself together, he let himself into the house.

他先让自己镇下来，随后就进屋去了。

Then people should take the bird to the Bird Rescue Center as soon as possible.

等小鸟镇下来之后，就要尽快把它送到禽类救援中心去。

'You've got to pull yourself together, ' he said with soothing gruffness.

“你一得镇下来。”他说，粗犷声音中带着安慰。

Another thing we need to say is that the best way to help the birds stay calm is not by petting it or talking to it but by leaving it completely alone.

另一件需要提醒大家就是，帮助小鸟镇下来最好方法，不是轻轻拍打它或者跟它说话，而是完全让它独处。

But then, Sam takes a deep breath and calms down.

但是最后，山姆深吸了一口气镇下来。

Then he seemed to pull himself together.

接着他似乎想让自己镇下来。

The policeman tried to calm the angry crowd.

那名员警试图使愤怒群众镇下来。

Mary's fear decreased as she calmed down.

玛丽镇下来时，就不那么害怕了。

As time went by, Mr Utterson became calmer and more at peace with himself.

光阴流逝，厄特森先生慢慢镇下来，感到比较安心了。

I know, but he's been drugged out of his mind.

我知道 但是他已经镇下来了。

It unknotted the muscles in my back, calmed my pulse.

热水纾解了我背上肌肉，让我脉搏镇下来。

I nodded my head, and she, having recovered herself, waited expectantly.

我点点头，她镇下来，期待地等着。

She rallied her frightened forces together. " If I don't get a hold on myself, " she thought, " I'll be squalling like a scalded cat" ! and the sight of Prissy's abject terror helped steady her. She took her by the shoulders and shook her.

" 如果我不能控制住自己，我就会像只烫坏了猫儿似拼命号叫了！" 同时百里茜那副可怜惶恐相也帮助着她镇下来，她抓住百里茜肩膀使劲摇晃。

Then, her composure regained, she was ready to set off with the porter's assistance to search for any intruders who might still be lurking in her flat.

此刻老妇人也镇了下来，准备在看门人协助下搜寻可能仍躲藏在她房里窍贼。

" I wish to be put ashore, " I said firmly, for I now had myself in control. " I shall pay you whatever you judge your delay and trouble to be worth" .

" 我希望你送我上岸去。" 我强硬地说，因为我此时已镇下来。 " 你估计你为我做和受到耽误能够值多少钱，我就给你多少钱。"

But when I dwell less on the conflicts and compromises, and more on being fully engaged with the task at hand, the center holds and I feel content.

当我不再那么关注冲突和妥协，而更关注手头工作时，我就会镇下来，而且还颇感满足。

When he'd repeated Firenze's words, Hagrid gazed at him for a moment through his puffy, blackened eyes, apparently taken aback. Then he seemed to pull himself together.

他转告了费伦泽口信以后，格用青肿双眼盯了他好一会，显然吃了一惊。接着他似乎想让自己镇下来。

Trying to pull himself together, he let himself into the house. He was still determined not to mention anything to his wife.

他先让自己镇下来，随后就进屋去了。他仍决对太太只字不提。