1. Marx was a loving, gentle and considerate father.
    马克思是一位慈爱、和善、体贴的父亲。

2. But contains steep, probably vertical, cliffs, and gentle sediment-covered terraces,
    但其中包括陡峭的、乃至垂直的峭壁和沉积物覆盖的缓和的阶梯地带，

3. If it were gentle, only the more unstable rods fell.
    如果地震轻微，只有不稳定的木棒倒下；

4. From the shore line, out to a distance which may be anywhere from a few miles to a few hundred miles, runs the gentle slope of the continental shelf, geologically part of the continents.
    从海岸线向大海延伸几英里到几百英里的区域是大陆架慢坡，从地质学上来说，它是大陆的一部分。