The waves of the great tempest begin to abate, and eddies begin to be formed about the calmer surface where diplomatists are busy, fancying the calm is their work.

• 大规模军事行动的浪潮退落下去，平静的海面上形成一个个漩涡。外交家们在漩涡里打转儿，并且以为是他们平息了军事活动。