<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMtu alipotazama nchi tambarare ya Essex, iliyokuwa na rangi ya kijani kibichi na yenye amani chini ya jua la alasiri, ilionekana kuwa vigumu kuamini kwamba, si mbali sana, vita vikubwa vilikuwa vikiendelea kama ilivyopangwa.  <response>: As one looked out over the flat Essex country, lying so green and peaceful under the afternoon sun, it seemed almost impossible to believe that, not so very far away, a great war was running its appointed course. 