John Thomas says good-night to Lady Jane, a little droopingly, but with a hopeful heart.

约翰·托马斯向简夫人道晚安了，头有点低垂着，但心里充满希望。

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I do not dare the wild talk to draw a conclusion, but in my heart hopeful!

我不敢妄言下结论，但我心里还是有希望的！

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That was also an era when many hopeful Prince Charmings could show their love with a card or a heart-shaped box of drugstore chocolates, and when even a single rose could melt a young woman's heart.

而几十年前，满怀期待的求婚者们只消一张卡片或者一个装满巧克力的心形纸盒，甚至只要一支玫瑰就能让少女们神魂颠倒。

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The hopeful women were also thirty percent less likely to have died from heart disease after the eight years.

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But Ms. Kuonen, the bike activist in Williamsburg, sounded moderately less hopeful about a change of heart among her Hasidic neighbors.

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It is the first operation of its kind and doctors are hopeful it could prove to be an alternative to heart transplants.

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The prospect may not have filled every heart with gladness, but most were hopeful that Mr Brown might become easier to work with more relaxed, more open, less inclined to listen to only a handful of chosen favourites once he had the top job.

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