Both candidates campaigned hard. It was clear to everyone that the vote would be close.

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If something really hits you hard and you would be starving, that would be really bad.

如果你因遭遇某种巨大冲击,承受巨大损失以致于不得不挨饿，那就太糟糕了。

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But notice that in terms of the contents of the life, at least the local contents, ? it's a bit hard to see why that would be the case, right?

但是请注意在生活内容方面，至少是局部的生活内容，有点难理解为什么会这样，对吧？

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