The fire left Kuwait's oil industry in a sorry state.

大火使科威特的石油工业陷入糟糕的境地。

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That will be a sorry state of affairs.

那将是一个遗憾的局面。

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The survey revealed a sorry state of affairs in schools.

那份调查揭示了学校里一种令人遗憾的情形。

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When the rescued orangutans first arrive, they are often in a sorry state and riddled with diseases.

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When Folz took over four years ago, Peugeot was in a sorry state.

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Yes, they probably do believe it, and sadly, by now, the American majority may be in just such a sorry state.

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