How could it be otherwise with such a travelling companion as he had at last got?

他终于有了这样一位旅伴，怎么可能不这样呢？

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You talk of her mind being unsettled. How the devil could it be otherwise in her frightful isolation?

你说她的心绪紊乱，她处在那种可怕的孤独中，不这样又能怎么样呢？

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Bian Zhilin said: "the Moon decorate your Windows, you decorate someone else's dream." Mochizuki who should be smiling in it, otherwise how could evoke dreamer's smile?

卞之琳说：“明月装饰了你的窗子，你装饰了别人的梦。”望月的人应该是带着笑容的吧，否则怎会引起梦中人的笑容呢？

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No wonder the continent is going bankrupt: with a political class like this how could it be otherwise?

FORBES: How European Politics Really Works

That is very sad indeed - how could it be otherwise?

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