He wants to find a way to not so much redeem as affirm time and age and understand them not simply as a cause of despair or as a cause of defeat.

他想找到一种方式，不是去挽回，时间或年龄，而是承认它们，不将其仅仅理解为绝望或失败的原因。

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At 45 years of age, Marvin came home from work one day in despair because Elvis Presley had died.

在他45岁的时候，有一天他很绝望的从工作回到家里，因为Elvis Presley死了。

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Pablo Neruda's Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair is as sensual now as it was when he debuted the collection in 1924 at age 19.

巴勃罗·聂鲁达《二十首情诗与绝望的歌》今天读起来依然很肉麻，如同1924年他19岁时首次发表时一般。

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He wants to find a way to not so much redeem as affirm time and age and understand them not simply as a cause of despair or as a cause of defeat.

他想找到一种方式，不是去挽回,时间或年龄，而是承认它们,不将其仅仅理解为绝望或失败的原因。

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He incarnates this character so unself-consciously that glum Eric seems like teen-age despair apotheosized Everykid as the most beautiful of losers.

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This offers hope for those who despair of the SEC's bungling, suggesting that in the internet age forensic vigilantes and bloggers may fill the gap.

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