They were condemned to a life of hardship.

他们不得不过着艰难的生活。

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She reconciles herself to a life of hardship and poverty.

她甘心过着艰苦贫穷的生活。

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Her early widowhood condemned her to lead a life of hardship.

她的早寡注定了她要过困苦的生活。

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But distance may have lent enchantment to what must have been a life of hardship.

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And young people who start down the wrong path and don't have anybody to steer them straight aren't just consigning themselves to a life of financial hardship, they're consigning all of us to an economy that's less competitive and a nation that doesn't fulfill its promise.

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Carl is too young, though one imagines that when he grows up, after living a life of such peril and hardship, he will be well-trained to lead if anyone remains to follow him.

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