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The country and the people, too, are described with the charming simplicity of the eyes that see clearly, the brain that ponders deeply, and the heart that beats sympathetically.

Le pays et le peuple, également, sont décrits avec la charmante simplicité des yeux qui voient clairement, du cerveau qui médite profondément, et du cœur qui bat avec sympathie.

Through all the pages of his account runs the quiet strain of peace and contentment, of satisfaction with the existing order, for he had looked upon the creation and saw that it was good.

À travers toutes les pages de son récit court le fil tranquille de la paix et du contentement, de la satisfaction à l'égard de l'ordre existant, car il avait contemplé la création et avait vu qu'elle était bonne.

There is "neither haste, nor hate, nor anger," but the deliberate recital of the facts warmed and illumined by the geniality of a soul to whom age and experience had brought, not a sour cynicism, but the mellowing influence of a ripened philosophy.

Il n'y a « ni hâte, ni haine, ni colère », mais le récit délibéré des faits réchauffé et illuminé par la cordialité d'une âme à qui l'âge et l'expérience avaient apporté, non pas un cynisme aigri, mais l'influence adoucissante d'une philosophie mûrie.

He was such an old man as may fondly be imagined walking through the streets of Paranaque in stately benignity amid the fear and respect of the brown people over whom he watched.

Il était un tel vieillard que l'on peut volontiers imaginer marchant dans les rues de Parañaque avec une majestueuse bienveillance, au milieu de la crainte et du respect du peuple brun sur lequel il veillait.

But in all his chronicle there is no suggestion of anything more to hope for, anything beyond.

Mais dans toute sa chronique, il n'y a aucune suggestion de quelque chose de plus à espérer, de quelque chose au-delà.

Beautiful as the picture is, it is that of a system which had reached maturity: a condition of stagnation, not of growth.

Si belle que soit la peinture, c'est celle d'un système qui avait atteint sa maturité : un état de stagnation, non de croissance.

In less than a decade, the terrific convulsions in European politics made themselves felt even in the remote Philippines, and then began the gradual drawing away of the people from their rulers--blind gropings and erratic wanderings at first, but nevertheless persistent and vigorous tendencies.

En moins d'une décennie, les terribles convulsions de la politique européenne se firent sentir jusque dans les lointaines Philippines, et commença alors l'éloignement progressif du peuple de ses dirigeants — tâtonnements aveugles et errements capricieux d'abord, mais néanmoins des tendances persistantes et vigoureuses.

Vocabulary

pays
Country or nation; rural area or landscape
peuple
People; population; common folk or masses
également
Equally; also; likewise or in the same way
décrits
Described; portrayed or represented in words
charmante
Charming; delightful; attractive or pleasing
simplicité
Simplicity; plainness; lack of complexity
yeux
Eyes; organs of sight or vision
voient
See; perceive with eyes; understand
clairement
Clearly; distinctly; in a clear manner
cerveau
Brain; seat of thought and intelligence
médite
Meditates; ponders; thinks deeply or reflects
cœur
Heart; center of emotions or feelings
sympathie
Sympathy; compassion; feeling for others
travers
Through; across; faults or character flaws
paix
Peace; state of calm or tranquility
contentement
Contentment; satisfaction; state of being pleased
satisfaction
Satisfaction; fulfillment; state of being satisfied
récit
Story; narrative; account or tale told
court
Short; brief; of little length
tranquille
Tranquil; calm; peaceful or quiet
création
Creation; world created; act of creating
bonne
Good; kind; proper or correct
hâte
Haste; hurry; speed or rushing
haine
Hatred; intense dislike; extreme animosity
colère
Anger; rage; state of being angry
délibéré
Deliberate; intentional; done on purpose
faits
Facts; deeds; things done or made
âme
Soul; spirit; inner essence or character
âge
Age; period of life; era or epoch
expérience
Experience; knowledge from doing; practical wisdom
philosophie
Philosophy; love of wisdom; system of beliefs
vieillard
Old man; elderly person; aged gentleman
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