The young man is thrown on his back after a long succession of failures.

那位年轻人几经失败之后已走投无路了。

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He hated to think of his own life stretching ahead of him that way, a long succession of days and nights that were fine - not good, not bad, not great, not lousy, not exciting, not anything.

他厌恶自己的生活以这种方式继续下去，漫长的还过得去的日日夜夜——不算好，不算坏，不算伟大，不算堕落，不算激动人心，什么都不算。

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The first community in a succession is called a pioneer community, while the long-lived community at the end of succession is called a climax community.

演替中的第一个群落叫先锋群落，演替末的长寿群落称为顶极群落。

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After Kalbarri, a seaside resort, the journey north changes from a relaxing jaunt to a succession of unnervingly long hauls between gas stations.

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And since there is no long-term without a succession of short-terms, how long is long-term anyway?

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He played patiently from the baseline, mixing the pace of his shots to win a succession of long rallies, and he repeatedly whacked winners when Djokovic tried to force the issue by coming forward.

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