There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.

有数以百计的人极其渴望收养小孩。

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I was absolutely desperate to see her.

我极想见到她。

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Many people are desperate to leave behind the rubble-strewn streets and precarious structures that have been weakened by dozens of aftershocks.

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Thank you. I just feel like in the situation that desperate, you have to do what you have to do to survive.

谢谢，我只是认为,在那样的绝境下，为了生存，你不得不那样做。

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But if I'm poor and I'm desperate, like I might commit a crime to feed my family and that can affect others.

但如果我又穷又绝望，我就可能会为了养家糊口而犯罪,那就影响到别人了。

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Messrs Adams and McGuinness have been desperate to avoid a split in republican ranks.

ECONOMIST: Northern Ireland

Now Army leaders are desperate to reduce tours from 15 months to 12 months.

NPR: Military Officials Focus on Easing Strain on Army

Leaders who operate without focus usually hit the wall they are most desperate to avoid.

FORBES: Great Leaders Have It - Do You?