1. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
    没过多久，噪音便彻底消失，快艇开始在水面上慢悠悠地漂流。

2. We gently woke him up and asked him to ferry us to the other side.
    我们轻轻地把他唤醒，请他把我们摆渡过溪。

3. The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank.
    盘子慢慢浮出水面，被轻轻地拽向运河岸边。

4. Then Columbus took the egg and struck its small end gently upon the table so as to break the shell a little.
    于是哥伦布拿起那只蛋，把尖的一头轻轻往桌上一磕，敲碎一点蛋壳，

5. The mother went to kneel at the side of the cradle, gently rocking it with one hand and patting the child with the other.
    孩子的母亲走过去跪在摇篮旁，一只手轻轻地摇着，另一只手拍着孩子。

6. He may gently reprimand an official or even suggest to parliament that a law be altered.
    他可以善意地批评某位官员，也可以甚至向议会提议修改某项法律。

7. Snow fell gently from gray clouds.
    白雪从灰蒙蒙的云层中轻轻地飘落。

8. Stop here, or gently pass!
    请停下脚步，或者悄悄走过！

9. My cousin gently nudged me out of the bedroom into the living room.
    我表姐轻轻地用肘推我，示意我从卧室走进客厅。

10. One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.
    你只能缓和而巧妙地让其他念头进入痉挛性僵持的头脑。