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请把下面的汉语翻译成英文：

新加坡岛的外貌既不广阔又不雄伟，它缺少作为海岛背景的大山，但是它仍然十分清秀可爱。

参考答案：

The island of Singapore is not imposing in aspect, for there are no mountains; yet its appearance is not without attractions.


Notes:

im·pos·ing /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ
adjective
[more imposing; most imposing] : very large or impressive

▪ He's an imposing man with a powerful voice. ▪ an imposing building ▪ an imposing figure

— im·pos·ing·ly adverb
▪ an imposingly large building

as·pect
noun

2 formal : the way a person, place, or thing appears [singular]
▪ The old house took on a dark and lonely aspect [=appearance] at night. [noncount]
▪ Their gods are primarily human in aspect. [=they look like humans]