The sad truth is that not one of Tim's grandiose plans has even begun.

可悲的是，蒂姆那些华而不实的计划没有一项付诸实施。

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Otherwise, their child could end up one of those sad, pale creatures who can't make eye contact and has a girlfriend who lives only in the virtual world.

否则，他们的孩子可能会成为那种无法进行眼神交流的、悲伤苍白的生物，还有一个只生活在虚拟世界里的女朋友。

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Sad events are never easy to deal with but a speech that pays tribute to the loss of a loved one and gives praise for their contribution can be comforting.

悲伤的事件从来都不容易处理，但是演讲中对失去亲人致敬并赞扬他们的贡献会让人感到安慰。

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One of the most famous of these sad songs is "Your Cheatin' Heart."

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The difference between the extremely happy people and extremely unhappy people is not that one gets sad, of upset, or anxious, or depressed; and the other does not.

极其快乐的人和极其不快乐的人,区别不是在于一个会伤心，难过，焦虑或抑郁;,而另一个不会。

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There's an old Saturday Night Live routine where one of the actors is in the doctor's office, and the doctor gives him the very sad news that he's got two minutes left to live.

有个周六夜现场的老桥段是,一个演员在医务室里，医生告诉他了一个非常悲伤的消息,说他还有两分钟活的时间。

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Instead we must watch the sad spectacle of one-third of the country lamenting his departure, one-third of Chile still silent accomplices to his crimes, still justifying his crimes, still rejoicing that the general overthrew Salvador Allende, the constitutional president of Chile.

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One of the best-known traditional Iraqi lullabies, is a particularly sad one, about the heart-ache of missing relatives.

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The question is a sad one that presupposes that an honest business must roll up its sleeves and master the kind of dark arts we associate with corruption-riddled Russia or China.

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