A tale of woe, perhaps?

可能是一个悲情故事？

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He told me a tale of woe about himself.

他告诉了我一个关于他自己的悲惨遭遇。

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And what had happened to the fur trapper who, in 1997, recorded a tale of woe, with his boat engine quitting, his food supplies and cigarettes gone and no way of letting the outside world know?

那个1997年来到这里的毛皮猎人后来又发生了什么？他记录了他遭遇的灾难：小船的引擎坏了、食品和香烟吃完了，而且没有办法和外界取得联系。

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But we should remember as we do it that history, while full of opportunity, is also a long tale of woe.

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His story is told in flashbacks as he recounts his tale of woe to a beautiful recovering addict.

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This tale of woe is recounted in a "field service advice" memo written by the IRS' office of associate chief counsel in June.

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