Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.

尽管身处混乱之中，他却怀有崇高的目标。

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Later on such lofty aims would be abandoned in favour of tower blocks and the like.

稍后，随着人们对于高楼大厦以及类似建筑的喜爱这种高级目标又会被人们抛在一边。

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But the aims of the conference, which is not-for-profit and aspires to become an annual event, are lofty.

但是，不可否认这个会议本身非营利性并有志于成为一年一度的大事件的目的是高尚的。

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After the inspiration and all the effort and high hopes, lofty aims become subjugated to more urgent needs.

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According to these researchers, at any given time, each of us has around hundred pursuits, ranging from mundane aims, such as picking up toilet paper on the way home from work, all the way to lofty ambitions, such as changing the underlying social structure of the western world.

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