The love story unfolds against a background of civil war.

这爱情故事以内战为背景展开。

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The story tells of a classic conflict between love and duty.

这故事讲的是典型的爱情与责任之间的矛盾。

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The hero of the story is in love with a woman who does not love him.

故事的主人公爱上了一位并不爱他的女子。

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It tells the story of a teenager named Bella Swan who falls in love with an unusual high school classmate named Edward Cullen.

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The hero of the story is in love with a woman who--alas and alack--does not love him.

主角爱上了一位女子，可是那女子并不爱他。

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That's a question for you: is it the greatest love story of our time?

我问你们，这是我们时代最伟大的爱情故事吗？

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There is a similar story of love and loss and anger and grief for every headstone of course, but it's the sheer scale of the suffering which stays with you - and don't forget a similar story could be told from any war grave anywhere on earth.

BBC: Stories of love and loss in a desert war grave

It tells the fictional story of a woman from Cardiff whose love of boxing helps her cope with the troubles of her life.

BBC: South East Wales - Boxing clever for writing project

But her book also tells a more universal story - of a mother's love and a mother's loss, and a tribute to a young life that was cut short before its time.

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