We were in a sorry plight, tired, lost and hungry.

我们疲乏不堪, 迷了路又饿着肚子, 处境很是窘迫。

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The crew were in a sorry plight by the time they reached shore.

船员们抵达岸边时境况已十分悲惨。

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At the end of the day, we will look together in a sorry plight, watching grass grow, with the tacit understanding posture at the flat and the lonely sky.

在最后的日子里，我们还是会一起看水流花落，一起看草长莺飞，翯以最默契的姿势仰望那片平和到寂寞的天空。

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Until we change leadership, and change the direction of America, the plight of working people in America will remain a sad, sorry one and that is something none of us want.

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