As hedgerows become rarer, voles have fewer places to live, and as
are built
crisscrossing
risteilemäänthe countryside
maaseudulle, they stand more risk of being killed by passing cars.
On the map it was pretty well blank space, save for
the thin blue lines of creeks or marsh drains
ohuille sinisille puroja tai kuivatettuja soita kuvaaville viivoille, jotka.
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was substantial, tightly wrapped in brown paper,
oli suuri, kääritty tiukasti ruskeaan paperiin,crisscrossed
jonka päällä risteiliby waxed brown twine with many knots
ruskeita vahanaruja, jotka oli solmittu useilla solmuilla.
Hamburg is one of Germany's largest ports, yet it's also
a green and spacious city
vihreä ja tilava kaupunki, jota.
All three Sergeants asked questions simultaneously,
the interrogation
kuulustelunwending back on itself,
through my life
elämäni poikkiin an arbitrary yet efficient way.
Miranda wore a sheer cream chiffon Grecian gown with
thonged gold sandals that
kultaisissa varvassandaaleissa, jotkato her knees
hänen polviinsa saakka.
Within the reserve
Alueella, signals rear above silver birch groves,
, embankments loom, the pumping station emits strange noises, a converted railway hut serves as a field station and a disused marshalling yard sprouts rose bay willow-herb.
Black diagonals
Mustat lävistäjät.
Their detour to Fort George
Heidän paluumatkansa Fort Georgeenwhat is how the main road from Nairn to Inverness
päätien Nairnista Invernessiin, and they arrived some time in the late morning.
Ore was also carted down from a hopper at Top Level,
directly below the waterfall then winding around to connect with the Levers Water -- Paddy End track.
In the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia,
the Burgess Pass
Burgessin solaa ridge between two high snowy peaks
harjanteen kahden lumisen huipun välissä.
The cars parked one behind the other in
a row on the road that
riviin tielle, jokafrom the Hall
kaupungintalolta.
When constructed,
open fields
avoimet kentätfrom Waterloo Hotel
Waterloo Hotelistatowards Bloomfield Road
kohti Bloomfield Roadia; and Central Drive was constructed round it!
Yet of those lines
actually
into Russian Poland
Venäjän Puolaan, and even as late as 1918 there was no direct railway link between Poznán and Warsaw.
When the track meets a road turn left and go along it for 150yds until you come to
a bridge made of railway sleepers which
sillalle, joka oli tehty rautatiepölkyistä ja jokaon the right.
Looking out, Sikes saw
a stream of people
monien ihmistenthe bridge towards them
heitä kohti suuntautuvan sillan.
Cars may be parked on
Birkdale Summit which
Birkdale Summitille, jonkaby both the county boundary and the watershed
sekä kreivikunnan raja että vedenjakaja.
The river Limmat
Limmat-jokiflows through Baden and
by an old wooden bridge
vanha puinen silta.
This minor road runs parallel to
the Union Canal which
Union Canalin, jonkaby a narrow humped back bridge
kapean kaarisillan avulla.
The subject never came up when
three years ago, did it?
At Force Mills, follow the road leading up to Satterthwaite, keep on it as
over Grizedale Beck
Grizedale Beckin.
The nature of the underground drainage can give rise to international problems when
under frontiers
rajojen alla.
Amongst these are two significantly older churches at Upper Witton, the first near the canal with a rather short spire and the other set amidst a cemetery although there is little peace here these days as
.
An unfractured mass of glorious red sandstone that
Murtumaton massa loistavaa punaista hiekkakiveä, jokarises one and a half kilometres up from the flat desert floor and
four kilometres beneath it
neljä kilometriä sen alle.
An iron ladder
Rautatikkaatthis accidental chasm
tähän satunnaiseen kuiluunfrom the nave roof
kirkon katolta, but it stops a good fifteen feet above the moss-feather-and-shit-covered earth.
Vertical pitches
Vertikaaliset syötötto an immense cavern
suunnattomaan onkaloon, second in dimensions only to the chamber in Gaping Gill.
Given the topography of Madeira, it is understandable that
the island roads
saaren tietare full of twists and turns, climbing and
all the time.
He said -- `From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic,
an iron curtain
rautaesirippuacross the continent of Europe
Euroopan mantereen päälle``.
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along Bowfell's eastern ridge
Bowfellin itäharjannetta pitkinbefore swinging sharply south to Three Tarns Pass (0.5 miles).
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along the line to Leicester where it joins the Soar Navigation
linjaa pitkin Leicesteriin, jossa se liittyy Soar Navigationiin, continuing through Leicester and Loughborough on its way to Trent Junction.
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alongside the ridge wall over High Pike and Low Pike
pitkin harjanteen seinämää High Piken ja Low Piken yliand then diverges due south in a direct line down a steep slope to Bruntscar.
A fingerpost points to
a short path
lyhyttä polkua, jokaamongst trees
puiden keskelläto a footbridge over the river
joen ylittävälle jalankulkusillalle, flowing erratically on and under its limestone bed.
The buildings which line either side of the bridge
Rakennukset sillan molemmilla puolillaas far below the street as they rise above it
niin pitkälle kadun alapuolelle kuin ne nousevat sen yläpuolelle.
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soon
into small bay
pieneen poukamaanand climbs hillock to reach Coldingham Bay (with huts and café).
Keep
the line of broken wire fence which
linja rikkoutunutta rautalanka-aitaa, jokathrough the wood
metsän halkito a gate leading onto a broad track
portille, joka johtaa leveälle reitille.
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to valley level
laakson tasollein lovely birch woods
ihanassa koivumetsässäand reaches a junction where the old road for Tomdoun and Kinlochhourn turns off.
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, as it
towards Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Bravaa kohti, is probably the most beautiful in Madeira, and it has many picnic tables and pull-offs for the car.
Subduction zones, where
oceanic plates
valtamerilaatatunder continental ones
mannerlaattojen alle, and obduction zones, where spreading centres are concealed beneath sedimentary cover, are of considerable interest, not least because ophiolite sequences formed in obduction zones have given rise to economically significant concentrations of metallic minerals.
At initial impact the aircraft was heading approximately 185°M on
a flight path
lentoreitillä, jokaat around 15° to the horizontal
noin 15°:n kulmassa vaakatasoon, whilst essentially level in pitch and rolled around 10° left.
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then
in nearly a dozen zigzags
lähes tusinana siksakkina, traverses a gorge and continues along the Urnerboden high valley of near-level alpine meadow, crossing the stream which is the cantonal boundary.
Convection currents
Konvektiovirratrise and diverge below mid-oceanic ridges and converge and
along subduction zones
alastyöntövyöhykkeitä pitkin.
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back to the start
takaisin alkuun.
Before me lay
a deep gulley choked with oleanders and thorny scrub
syvä rotko, jossa oli oleantereita ja piikkisiä pensaita,
down to the private beach
yksityiselle rannalle.
The
from the second Munro
toiselta Munroltawas knee-wrenching, and although it's a relief to regain the track in the glen, it's not such a relief to remember how far away the starting point is.
This was the case in Snowdonia where the
Llanberis Path
Llanberis Pathinfrom the top of Snowdon
Snowdonin huipultais very quick.
He closed the throttle for a
into Waddington
Waddingtoniin.
The road tops a hill and commences a
to a built-up area that, even when seen at a distance, is obviously a place of greater importance than any yet seen on the journey
rakennetulle alueelle, joka, myös kaukaa nähtynä on selvästi tärkeämpi paikka kuin mikään muu matkalla nähty.
On the
to Bristol airport
Bristolin lentokentällea creature had attached itself to one of the wings.
The route is mainly over the Coniston Fells giving a high rocky ridge walk, with a final
down Little Langdale
alas Little Langdalea-- another quiet valley which still retains much of its old world character.
So, if you want a
of 600 ft/min
600 jalkaa/minyou will reduce power by 600 rpm.
Their maximum lead was two and a half minutes and on the
of Blackstone Edge
Blackstone EdgelleRice broke a spoke and had a wheel change as the Dutchman eased until they were together again.
Ernest Hemingway is reputed to have considered the
one of the strongest emotions of his life.
The
through the forest
metsän läpiis best glossed over.
The shuttle had not been attacked since Daak had started the
towards the station
kohti asemaa.
Our brief but interesting tour completed we returned to the landing place, negotiating the
with caution.
After High Crag there is a
,
badly eroded
pahasti kulunutto Scarth Gap
Scarth Gapiinfrom where it would be easy enough to descend down into Ennerdale.
It is always tempting to push on, but why not consider the pleasures of a few hours snoozing in the sun followed by a
on hardening snow
kovettuvassa lumessa?
He had two options, he thought, as the plane began the
.
She said, `Thank you, Father, ``and began the
.
They topped a rise and began a
towards the town
kohti kaupunkia.
Finally
turns away and makes a
and
, with Loch Hourn dramatically in view ahead, to the few buildings of Kinlochhourn where there is life but no sign of it.
It was postmarked Manchester, the paper was poor, and
scrawled and
across the stained envelope
tahraista kirjekuorta pitkin.
Within 2.5km (1½ miles) the road forks and
the right-hand branch
oikealla puolella oleva haaraacross a hollow towards Schwendi
notkelman poikki kohti Schwendiä; but continue forward, climbing on the left-hand (main) road which ascends towards Goldiwil at a higher level with even more rewarding views.
This is especially important when
an aquifer
pohjavettä sisältävä kerrosbeneath another layer that is much less permeable
toisen, paljon vähemmän läpäisevän kerroksen alle.
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between two minor cliffs
kahden pienen kallion väliin, and the architect must have figured they would make swell windbreaks.
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, rather than
to the horizon
horisonttiin, curled up like the lip of a dish.
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heavily to the right of her where Gabriel sat
raskaasti oikealle, jossa Gabriel istui, holding her hand.
Then, a few moments later, at twenty-five minutes to five,
for thirty yards
30 jaardin verran, and there was the Land Rover at the bottom.
We went carefully up the rickety stairs, wall bulges out here, and
there, torn matting and straying hooky rugs.
Before it reached it, though,
suddenly
again and ran into a shallow hollow filled with sunshine.
Shiva's Fifth Avenue was
a long, curving, treeless street that
pitkä, mutkikas ja puuton katu, jokaand switchbacked up again, though the neighbourhood was not in general a particularly hilly place.
Beyond the farm,
down to gate
alas portilleand bends left.
When
down to the curved span of the bridge
alas sillan kaareutuvalle osalle,she saw the water far below, snaking its way between the high rock walls of a narrow gorge.
From Boscastle
Boscastlestadown to Rocky Valley
alas Rocky Valleyhin.
The grassy track
Ruohoinen reittiran level, curved and
, emerged from the trees.
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here then curved back wickedly upon itself.
The driver took the road carefully as
and turned, and forded rivers that shone like a newly tarred road and roared and pounded against the floor.
From the pass which stands at 6700ft, the
Tujetschtal valley
Tujetschtalin laaksothrough Alpine meadows
Alppiniittyjen poikkito Disentis town, ten miles to the east
Disentisin kaupunkiin kymmenen mailia itään.
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.
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as we bounced off the nearest trunk.
Some are in a state of imminent collapse and in others, side passages branch off in all directions and
can suddenly appear at your feet
hundreds of feet
satoja jalkojainto the darkness
pimeyteen.
A dirt track
Likainen reittifrom the Tizi n'Test
Tizi n'Testistä, but this is now being extended too produce can flow in and out: an extraordinary effort.
Sharpe urged his horse down
the rutted lane that
uraista tietä, jokainto a shallow valley
matalaan laaksoonbefore climbing between two unhedged pastures.
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appeared
towards the sea
kohti mertaon one side of the triangle
kolmion yhdellä puolellaand to lift to a wooded escarpment on the other.
`But suddenly
just
and it was waist deep.
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was open, and
to cross a valley.
When
the accompanying stream
vieressä oleva jokiover a ledge
kallionkielekkeen yli, it is a signal to retreat and return to daylight.
He pulled away the towel from her head, let
the loose flow of golden hair
kultaisten hiusten irtonaisen suortuvanover her shoulders
hänen olkapäilleen.
She swayed,
over her enormous lagoon-blue eyes
hänen valtavien laguuninsinisten silmiensä päälle.
Then
was gone,
in a series of gentle jerks
varovaisten nykäisyjen sarjana.
To her left
to the river below
alla olevaan jokeen, sheer and terrifying.
On my left
through uncertain undergrowth
epävarman aluskasvillisuuden läpiinto back gardens and a view of rooftops
takapihoille, joista näkyy katonharjoja.
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obviously
into a small valley
pieneen laaksoon, woodland rising up on the other side towards the slopes of the Downs.
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to the relative calm of the sea shore, edging craggy inlets beneath overhanging cliff tops
suhteellisen tyynelle merenrannalle, kiertäen jyrkkiä lahdelmia yläpuolella roikkuvien kalliohuippujen alla.
It climbs steeply through trees, into quiet hillside streets from which
little lanes and stairways
pienet tiet ja portaikotsuddenly
into the blue distances of the city
kaupungin siniseen etäisyyteen.
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529 feet above ground
529 jalan korkeuteen maan pinnalta.
Incidentally,
from the belay at the top of the big corner of The Bat
köyden ollessa kiinnitettynä The Batin suureen kulmaan.
There was even one tunnel which, after
its original destination outside the wire
alkuperäisen kohteensa langan ulkopuolella, was continued twenty or thirty yards to further cover.
From Acharacle
Acharaclelta,
climbs over a low ridge to Salen, a village on the shore of Loch Sunart,
through a pleasant woodland
miellyttävän metsämaan kauttaand
between ditches of yellow flag iris
keltaisia kurjenmiekkoja täynnä olevien ojien välissä.
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over 15,000 metres in height
yli 15 000 metrin korkeuteenand was carried by the prevailing winds to the north-east, into Argentina.
Towards the centre of that area were roses and rhododendrons that had been left to grow like weeds, and
a willow tree whose branches
pajupuut, joiden oksatright to the ground
maahanto create a shady den around its trunk.
The line of typists
Konekirjoittajien nauharight round the Earth
maapallon ympäri500 times.
M9 is slightly more vigorous;
, and need good soil.
His reputation
Hänen maineensabeyond the county
kreivikunnan ulkopuolelle, I believe.
We go off to
another site
toiseen paikkaan,
by a quarter mile trek along the main railway line
neljännesmailin reitin päärautatielinjan varrella.
SCENE:
An arc of pale sand-colored hessian
Kaari vaaleaa hiekanväristä säkkikangastato beyond eyeview
silmänkantamattomiin.
He saw
the shadows that
varjot, jotafrom the furniture
huonekaluista, that slipped from a man and the woman of his life.
With
, wine is an integral element to any Stuttgart meal.
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,
now
past his shoulder blades
hänen lapaluidensa ohi, curled as lustily as honeysuckle.
The winter sun
Talviaurinkothrough the bare branches of the limes
lehmusten paljaiden oksien läpi, making bars of startling light and shade that flickered in the carriage like a pyrotechnic display.
The thatched pyramid roofs
Olkikattoiset pyramidikatotalmost
and rose to points twenty feet overhead.
He thought that
, as the doctor thought,
into earlier life
entiseen elämään.
On one side of the road the cotton plants stand knee-high in well-tended rows; on the other
are besieged by weeds and
to just above the ankle
juuri nilkan yläpuolelle.
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to just below the knees
juuri polvien alapuolelleand from there on down she sported green stockings with turn-up tops, which displayed her calf muscles to perfection.
Longer outer bristles
Pidemmät ulommat karvataround the teeth
hampaiden ympärille, while the shorter ones polish the surface.
The Lloyd Baker estate
a few streets of plain Victorian houses
muutama katu viktoriaanisia taloja, jotkaup a slope near King's Cross
rinteelle lähellä King's Crossia.
Outside, he headed for the bridge and there, halfway across, he came at last to a halt, with traffic rushing past, the river gleaming below and
in an infinite complex parade of shining white and pearly grey with light snapping from windows and cars.
Two bright gold stripes
Kaksi kirkasta kullanväristä nauhaa,
through the operculum
kiduskannen läpi,
to either side of the base of the pectoral fin
rintaevän tyven kummallekin puolelle.
Complete with
provenance
alkuperällä, jokaback to the artist's lifetime
taaksepäin taiteilijan elinaikaan, and in the present owner's family since 1690, this painting's attribution to Rembrandt has never been questioned.
The moves for an extended system of university education
Toimet laajennettua yliopistokoulutusjärjestelmää vartenback to the 18405 when it was aimed at providing more qualified candidates for Anglican ordination
vuoteen 1840, jolloin sen tavoitteena oli tuottaa pätevämpiä hakijoita anglikaaniseen pappisvihkimykseen, but it was very soon transformed into a more lay-oriented mission.
It was a picture of a girl wearing a frilly bonnet and
long, frilly drawers that
pitkiä, röyhelöisiä alushousuja, jotkadown below her dress to her ankles
hänen mekkonsa alareunasta hänen nilkkoihinsa.
In another,
stalactites
tippukivipuikotdown to the floor
lattiaan saakkaand they walked through a forest of pillars.
They chose a point at which
, a slight bend in the course having eaten away a miniature beach on the far side.
However, half-a-thumb's-length beyond it (roughly two minutes at 75kts) is another very distinctive marker point,
a 300ft mast
300 jalan masto, jokato over 700ft amsl (L)
yli 700 jalkaan amsl (L),which we can use to back-confirm our time over the half-way point as we pass south abeam it.
Nothing distinguished this place:
great sweaty limbs of trees
suuret hikiset puunoksatup through the green twilight
vihreän iltahämärän läpito the green ceiling
vihreään kattoon, young trees grew in the spaces between them, thin stalks tipped with a few pale leaves.
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was part of a terrace, narrow and
four stories
neljä kerrostafrom the level of the semi-private road running alongside Kensington High Street
puoliksi yksityisen, Kensington High Streetiä pitkin kulkevan tien tasolta.
The Little Emme
Little Emmefurther east on the slopes of th Giswiler Stock (near the Lungern Lake)
kauemmas itään Giswiler Stockin rinteitä (lähellä Lungernin järveä)and flows roughly north an then east to join the Reuss.)
Hatton Locks on the Grand Union Canal where
over 45 metres
yli 45 metrin korkeuteenthrough the Warwickshire countryside
Warwickshiren maaseudulla.
His tawny skin was stretched tight over the bone,
his winged black eyebrows
hänen siipien näköiset mustat kulmakarvansaabove a nose that curved like a falcon's over his wide mouth
haukan nokan lailla kaareutuvan nenän yläpuolelle hänen leveän suunsa päällä.
The ground outside this principal gate
Tämän pääportin ulkopuolinen maaalong Watling Street
Watling Streetiä pitkinand it would seem a most suitable site for a large cemetery.
Above Trow Gill,
alongside a wall
muuria pitkinand after half a mile reaches a stile admitting to the open moorland on the left.
Monsieur Truffer came in our car and directed us through Cherbourg and up to Bourbourg, which is on
a hillside
mäenrinteellä, jokabehind the east side of the Harbour
sataman itäpuolen takana.
Damp leaves covered
the rocky path
kivistä polkua, jokabetween old walls
vanhojen muurien välissä.
Then she saw
a thin trail of smoke
ohuen savujuovanfrom her sister's clothing
sisarensa vaatteista, and smelt the dry odour of smouldering cloth.
Certainly, it was quite a strenuous walk -- though I can say it failed to cause me any real difficulty --
in zigzags up the hillside
mutkitellen ylös rinnettäfor a hundred yards or so
suunnilleen sadan jaardin verran.
Imagine yourself in a lush, green landscape, with
.
It grew until it was a window and out through the window she could see down a long tunnel; and beyond that the sun shining and
over the fruit trees
hedelmäpuiden ylle.
Another passageway stretched before them and
more shadowy stairs
varjoisammat portaat.
She stood still on the track, and, as she stared up at him,
the shaft of moonlight
kuunvalon säteilyn, her face betrayed surprise as she exclaimed, `Silas -- you amaze me.
Shadows cast by the open door
Avoimen oven heittämät varjotacross the strong lines of nose and jaw
vahvojen nenä- ja leukalinjojen päälle, softening the hard line of his mouth.
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across her skin
hänen iholleenin such a way the tiny blonde hairs showed like fair fluff.
Scarlet striations
Punaiset uurteetfrom his spine
hänen selkärangastaanto his shoulderblades
hänen lapaluihinsa.
Outboard interplane struts
Koneen ulkopuoliset tuetfrom the lower wingtips
alemmilta siivenkärjiltä, but a system of sturdy inverted V and single struts supported the three 485hp Bristol Jupiter IX radial engines mounted on the upper wing.
Beyond the window,
through the trees
puiden läpito fall across Frankie's face as he enjoyed his morning feast.
A much trodden tourist path
Tallottu turistipolkuleaves Achintee Farm in Glen Nevis and
to a midway plateau of open ground where the superstructure of the mountain towers
avointa puolivälin tasannetta, jossa vuorien superrakenne kohoaa.
Students of French would be offered
towards the study of the contemporary spoken language
kohti nykyaikaisen puhutun kielen tutkimusta.
By the time he arrived at the meeting,
like a deck
kuin laivan kansiagain.
From behind the church
a ploughed field
kynnetty peltoup to the uncompromising skyline
ylös tinkimättömään taivaanrantaan.
All the good characters (i.e. the communists) have bright red faces and
eyebrows which
kulmakarvat, jotka, whereas the bad characters tend to have wrinkly eyebrows and yellowish faces.
There were two black lines of metal there,
out of the hangar
lentokonehallistaand disappearing in the darkness
Note at lower right,
from beneath the end of the silver lace chevron
hopeanvärisen hihamerkin pään takaa,
the neatly stitched bottom edge of the patch on which the colour badge is worked
sen merkin siististi neulottu reuna, johon värimerkki kiinnitetään.
I don't mean to, it's just the way
.
He turned and made a few fast strokes in pursuit, and swam into
a current of colder water that
kylmän veden virtaan, jokaacross the bay
pitkin poukamaaand washed round him.
So I continued south, making my way along
the great chalk road which
suurta kalkkitietä, jokaacross the Downs
Downsin ohi.
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across the flank of the hill
mäen reunaa pitkinto a levelled clearing which had once been the site of a mine
tasoitetulle metsäaukiolle, jossa oli aikoinaan ollut kaivos; a giant stack still stood within a hundred yards of their door.
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across the floor
lattian poikkifrom the freighters
rahtialuksista, while cables stretched out from blocky generators like the arms of octopi.
A rubber hose-pipe
Kuminen vesiletkuacross the yard
pihan poikkifrom the kitchen window
keittiön ikkunasta, bringing hot water from the tap in the big sink.
They rode through the wicket gate of the church, following
the pathway which
käytävää, jokabetween the trees and overgrown graves
puiden ja umpeenkasvaneiden hautojen poikkito the Norman church which stood on the brow of a small hillock
Normanin kirkolle, joka sijaitsi pienen kumpareen huipulla.
We followed
a narrow path that
kapeaa polkua, jokadown the escarpment side
alas jyrkkää rinnettä.
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down to the newer tourist settlements by the sea
alas rannalla oleviin uudempiin turistikeskuksiin.
Or drive south from Ramsey to Douglas on
into the collar of cloud that rests on the shoulders of Snaefell, the highest mountain on Man
Manin korkeimman vuoren Snaefellin hartioilla olevan pilven kaulukseen.
Most of this happens in three dimensions and is best seen from this canal as
through the air in all directions
ilman läpi kaikkiin suuntiin.
It was interestingly designed, true enough, a charming affair of pink stucco backing against the hill, and with
its own private path
sen oman yksityisen polkuntowards the sea
kohti merta, but there was still something unfinished about it.
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out of the mountain
pois vuorelta-- then tom-toms commenced with a beat
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.
She thought again what a point of defence the tower was, commanding the countryside, and then she saw that there was
a back road leading away from the tower, narrower, bumpier even than the drive to the front door
tornilta pois johtava takatie, joka oli kapeampi ja kuoppaisempi kuin etuovelle johtava tie,
down the hill
alas rinnettäand
out of sight
pois näkyvistä.
She lived in the Palestinian camp at Rashidiyeh, a wretched four square miles of breeze-block huts and cabins relieved only by the occasional tree, a straggling plant hanging from a poorly made brick wall and
an open sewer that
avoin viemäri, jokadown the centre of the mud roads
mutaisten teiden keskellä.
By Thursday heavy, grey clouds enshrouded the city and
the queue at the central bus station
keskusbussiasemalla oleva jonoin and out of piles of colourful bags, trusty, slightly outdated skis and laughing Czechs of every age
värikkäiden laukkujen, luotettavien ja hiukan vanhentuneiden suksien ja kaikenikäisten nauravien tsekkien keskellä.
Thick pipes sprouted from several places in the range, some disappearing through holes in the ceiling, others through the floor, while
along the skirting board
jalkalistaa pitkinbefore vanishing through a door.
Then, for the last twenty minutes,
down the mountainside
alas vuorenrinnettä.
The smelt mills had
long flues that
pitkät savutorvet, jotkain some cases
up the hillside
ylös rinnettäand
across the fell
nummien poikki.
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through the valleys south of Caerphilly
Caerpillyn eteläpuolisten laaksojen läpi,
over the Ebbw River
Ebbw-joen yli,
through the Ebbw Forest
Ebbwin metsän poikkiand on
via the mining town of Risca
Riscan kaivoskaupungin kautta.
The police car held the wet roads, even
the treacherous lanes that
kavalia teitä, jotkaup into the hills
ylös kukkulalle.
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back and forth
edestakaisinbetween sandhills and glimpses of flat water
dyynien ja tasaisen veden näkymien välillä,
toward the sea
kohti merta, then
.
A hatchback is where it all comes up and it all swings up,
the whole back
koko takaosadoesn't it?
At Isleten
a narrow mountain road (used by the postbus)
kapea vuoristotie (jota postiauto käytti)also
, running for 19km (12 miles) to the rocky and romantic Isenthal from which the ascent to the ice-capped Uri Rotstock is approached.
In the south west of Alaska,
the volcanic chain
tulivuoriketjupicks up again strongly, and
to form the long arcs of the Aleutian and Kurile Islands.
I came to the braided reaches of the river where
out over the sands
hiekan yli, and adjusted my steps so that I cleared all the channels easily and cleanly, a leap at a time.
This line of islands
Tämä saarijonoround to the north
pohjoiseen, and finally
back to the west through South Georgia
takaisin länteen Etelä-Georgian halki, describing a great loop, and then heads off for the extreme south of South America.
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round in a crescent to the east
puolikuun muotoisesti itään,
up to the A19
ylös A19:lle.
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, and he found himself looking up at the massive head of a yawning dragon with creased cheek and jowl and a lolling red tongue.
Imagine
,
across a hillside
mäenrinteen poikki,
no more than a sheep track, perhaps, or an ancient drove road
pelkkä lammaspolku, tai ehkä ikivanha ajotie.
To produce
the low scarps which
matalat kalliot, jotkaacross the Mercurian surface
Merkuriuksen pinnalla,the radius of Mercury need only have decreased by a few tenths of a percent.
The little stream
Pieni jokiamong floating eyots of water flowers that looked like day stars reflecting a mystical heaven
kelluvien vesikukkasaarien seassa, jotka näyttivät kuin mystistä taivasta heijastavilta päivätähdiltä.
Then as the journey proceeds the harshness of the Stoer landscape softens,
amongst low heathery hills
matalien kanervikkokukkuloiden seassaand skirting the shores of many small lochans.
Goat bells, the smell of thyme,
among olive trees
oliivipuiden joukossa, and the hot sun on your back: this is the Greece that endures.
The path leading to the stepping stones which forded Hodge Beck
Polku, joka johtaa Hodge Beckin yli vieville askelkiville,between high sheltering hedges
korkeiden suojaisien pensasaitojen välissä.
A bright orange river
Kirkkaan oranssi jokibetween terraced houses and cleanly-painted pigeon lofts perched among the allotments
siirtolapuutarhan ympärillä olevien rivitalojen ja siististi maalattujen kyyhkyslakkojen välissä.
Alongside the wall
between waist-high nettles
vyötärönkorkuisten nokkosten seassato a small structure whose function one could guess at
pieneen rakennelmaan, jonka merkitystä voi vain arvailla.
She drove fearlessly up
a narrow dirt-track road that
kapeaa maarataa, jokabetween scented pine trees
tuoksuvien mäntyjen välissäbecause she was still mad that Fernando could have done such a thing.
The sharp declivities on all sides give depth to the prospect and reveal Mallerstang below and
the Eden valley
Eedenin laakson, jokainto the distance
kaukaisuuteenbacked by Cross Fell, with the town of Kirkby Stephen also easily seen.
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sharply upwards
terävästi ylöspäininto Monpazier
Monpazieriin.
In the cold darkness within he groped his way to
the narrow stair that
kapeisiin portaisiin, jotkainto the triforium
triforioon, and climbed it, clinging with nervous hands to the stone.
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and passed through a thicket of young trees.
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past one last stand of trees
viimeisen metsikön ohi, then petered out as it reached a wide, open space at the top of the hill.
Narrow paved streets that are little more than alleys
Kapeat päällystetyt kadut, jotka ovat tuskin kujia isompia.informally
epämuodollisestiround a low ridge once densely packed with houses
matalan kallion ympäri talojen ympäröiminä.
For a few weeks in mid-winter, the steel-blue waters of the Zanskar river freeze into
a seventy mile ice passageway
seitsemänkymmenen mailin jääkulkutieksi, jokathrough a deep canyon in the remote mountains of the northern Himalaya
syvän kanjonin läpi Pohjois-Himalajan kaukaisilla vuorilla.
To their right hand lay the marshlands, where
seaward through their deep, reedy channels
kohti merta syvien, kaislaisten kanavien läpi, and to the east the land showed rolling and forested towards the high lift of the downs.
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away from the house
poispäin talolta, leading through the ridges and furrows of fields long left to nature.
Suddenly she came out through the last curtain of trees and found herself looking down over sunlit green meadowland to where
a railway line
rautatielinjalike a serpent
kuin käärmethrough a cutting at the foot
alaosassa olevan reiän läpi.
Below, a serpent of flame wreathed the ground:
a burning river of light which
palava valojoki, jokafrom behind a dark knoll
pimeän kumpareen takaaand spilled, slow as honey, towards the blind gates of Famagusta.
The variations within that calculation are not extreme -- perhaps an extra half-hour at breakfast; perhaps they did not leave Aberdeen precisely (Boswell says `about eight in the morning ``), perhaps
to make thirty miles
jotta sen pituus olisi kolmekymmentä mailia.
Ore was also carted down from a hopper at Top Level,
crossing the beck directly below the waterfall then
to connect with the Levers Water -- Paddy End track.
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in and out of deep ravines
syviin rotkoihin ja niistä pois,
through thick oak and pine forests and dense undergrowth
tiheiden tammi- ja mäntymetsien sekä tiiviin aluskasvillisuuden läpi.
It is narrow with passing places;
and
to circumvent natural obstacles, and progress is slow by main road standards.
The deserted path
Hylätty polkuon.
Another staircase (up, this time) which
Toiset portaat (tällä kertaa ylös), jotkaround and round
ympäri ja ympärias if it were in some kind of turret (Blythe had noticed two from the outside) until it reached a small dingy landing.
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around the margins of these fields
näiden peltojen reunojen ympäri, sheltered from the prevailing wind and in the full face of the sun.
The early canals were
contour canals
maastonmuotokanavia,
winding
jotka mutkittelivatin order to circumvent a hill
kiertääkseen mäen; but the later ones were made as straight as possible by means of cuttings and embankments.
Even I can remember there used to be
a narrow strip of sand
kapea kaistale hiekkaa,
between the stones
kivien välissä, Ruth thought; it wasn't a total waste of time, bringing our buckets and spades here when we were kids.
He continued to talk thus now, as they walked down the grand vista, away from the formal gardens and into the woodland rides, where classical figures loomed from the undergrowth and
the serpentine rill
kiemurteleva purotowards a distant temple
kohti kaukaista temppeliä.
We noticed now
a trail of well-trodden snow
tallatun lumisen polun, jokaback towards the shore
takaisin kohti rannikkoa, obviously a route known to be safe by the experienced locals.
The path from Billy's cottage
Polku Billyn mökiltädown towards the river bank
kohti joenpenkkaa.
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down to the shore
alas rannalle, murmuring.
But as he passed the crossroads and came to
that part of the road that
tien sille osalle, jokahe couldn't help recalling the man he had seen skipping among the trees.
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begins just north of the Mexican border and continues as far as Vancouver, sometimes
, occasionally merging with the multi-laned 101, but always providing fascinating variety.
A natural harbour, set between two rocky headlands, forms
a centre point from which
keskeisen paikan, jostanarrow streets
kapeat kadut.
