1·The sovereign holds total power over all the institutions of civilian and ecclesiastical life, holding sway over a kind of peaceable kingdom.
君主对平民和教会的所有机构拥有绝对的权力，统治着一个和平的王国。
2·The first is that the past was far more unpleasant than it was thought to be, whereas the present is altogether more peaceable, contrary to what many believe.
第一个是过去远比想象中的不堪，第二个是现在总体上说更加和平宁静，这与许多人想象的不同。
3·BRAZILIANS tend to think of themselves as a peaceable bunch, with good reason.
巴西人往往认为自己有很好的理由，自认为是爱好和平的一群人。
4·Further evidence of the free market as a friend is suggested by all the legislation and extralegal measures taken to prevent free, peaceable, voluntary exchange between blacks and whites.
所有阻止自由、和平、自愿的黑人与白人之间交易的立法和法外措施更进一步证明自由的市场是朋友。
5·By contrast, the American way of venting anger on the Internet has everything to recommend it. It is peaceable, legal, funny and makes the punishment fit the crime.
相比之下，美国人在互连网上发泄怒气的方式则值得借鉴。这种行为和平、合法、有趣，且罪罚相当。