Washington would do well to take a deep breath before reacting to the grim numbers.

在对这些严峻的数字做出反应之前，华盛顿最好深吸一口气。

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We face the grim prospect of still higher unemployment.

我们面临着失业率进一步上升的暗淡前景。

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Macklin had the grim task of carrying out an autopsy on his friend.

麦克林的可怕差事是为他的朋友验尸。

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And that is only part of the grim news that was delivered by the European Commission - the bloc's executive arm.

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I cannot escape the Grim Reaper.

我无法逃脱死神。

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Now, he describes in pretty harsh and even grim terms what you can do to people who violate the law of nature.

他用很强硬甚至可怕的字眼描述,你可以怎样对待违反自然法的人。

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Instead, it's full of stream-of-consciousness ramblings and interminable descriptions of the grim Canvey landscape.

ECONOMIST: New British fiction

Mark Newhouse, who runs Corning's new-business development operation, often serves as the grim reaper.

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The grim reaper this time has emerged in the otherwise modest trappings of tranquil vegetables.

FORBES: The Best and Worst of Times: Killer Vegetables, Plunging Markets, Infinite Nature