There's never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.

没有木板，也没有座桥，让我们在你的背上过去。

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When this happens you lose sight of your passion because you tell yourself, "Hey I have a chance to make quick money why not take the opportunity with something I have no idea about".

一旦如此，你便再无法看到自己的激情，你告诉自己：为什么不抓住这个对我来说一无所知的机会赶快大赚一笔呢？

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Equally frustrating is the opposite extreme, where a driver sits at a red light for minutes even though there's no car in sight to take advantage of the intersecting green.

相反的情况同样令人沮丧，当绿灯通行方向没有任何车辆时，一个驾驶者却要在另一方向的红灯前等待数分钟。

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It was a sight to take your breath away.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

That translates into "Unfortunately, despite the most recent indicators that suggest the recovery may be in sight somewhat earlier than we were expecting only a few months ago, it will take far for the recovery to materialize in terms of significant improvement in the labor market,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

"We don't want that court battle to take us in a different direction and lose sight of what he's trying to do, " he said.

WSJ: Ag chief: youth obesity issue of national security

But when death does take hold in the wild, it is anything but a pretty sight.

BBC: Migration and the Masai Mara

The engines were cut and with the precision of a surgical team, the crew manoeuvred the 71m vessel slowly and safely just near the bear, who, intrigued by the sight of the boat, walked over to take a closer look.

BBC: Life in the fragile, frozen Arctic