So the pop star must have been dismayed when a court in Malawi refused to her request to adopt a three-year-old girl, Chifundo James.

因此在马拉维法庭拒绝让她领养三岁大的女孩Chifundo James时，这位流行歌手一定非常气馁。

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A judge ruled on Friday April 3rd that the adoption of Chifundo could not go ahead because Madonna had not fulfilled residency requirements.

法官于四月三日星期五宣判不能进行对Chifundo的收养，因为麦当娜不满足居留要求。

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Madonna visited the nation with her children, including son David Banda and daughter Chifundo James, both of whom were adopted from Malawi.

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Joseph Chigona told the AP news agency the case involving 3-year-old Chifundo James would come up before three Supreme Court of Appeal judges.

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Madonna is applying to adopt Chifundo as a single parent following her divorce from film director Guy Ritchie, which was finalised in November 2008.

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