Doctors were fighting a desperate battle to save the little girl's life.

医生们不惜一切地奋力抢救小女孩的生命。

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In short, the King's speech stands in for the real-life speech that we're all desperate to applaud.

总之，我认为《国王的演讲》代替了现实生活中将令我们卖力鼓掌的演讲。

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Mikael is desperate to find a job believing that work is the yellow brick road which will lead him "to come back to the normal life, " as he puts it.

米凯尔对找工作绝望了，他相信工作是通向成功之路，会引导他“回到正常的生活”，他说。

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He said the fact that Mr Pistorius had carried Ms Steenkamp downstairs showed he was desperate to save her life.

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You become desperate to find a life for yourself and your family.

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"The fact that a woman was so desperate to end her own life by consuming rat poisoning is tragic, " says Pence.

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