After a fruitless morning sitting at his desk he had given up.

他在书桌前徒劳地坐了一个上午后便放弃了。

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She was sitting at her desk.

她坐在书桌前。

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Josie was sitting at her desk, varnishing her nails.

乔西坐在书桌旁，涂着指甲油。

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He was sitting at his desk so it was very hard to get him out with all the rubble and wood around him,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

On Tuesday an important recovery by Mexican rescue workers: the body of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Haiti, Monsignor Joseph Serge Miot, found sitting at his desk in the Catholic compound.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

Another photo shows him sitting at desk, his hat removed.

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That 80% of adults IS going to get tired of sitting at a desk reading news.

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"I was sitting at my desk one day and my phone rang, " Mr. Peitersen recalls.

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