At the same time, though, we do not want our story to overshadow the critical plight of these desperate defectors.

同时，我们不希望我们的故事掩盖了那些绝望的出逃者的严重的生存困境。

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You would love to initiate conversation but you don't want to come off as cheesy, pushy, or desperate.

你很想和他或她交谈，但开场白又不能显得笨拙可笑、咄咄逼人或是非常迫不及待。

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Waheeba, desperate for her daughter to fit in to Sudanese society and anxious that no man will want to marry her, circumcises her in secret.

瓦海巴极度渴望她的女儿能融入当地的苏丹社会，担心会没有男人愿意娶她的女儿，因此秘密地为她行了割礼。

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And since the management of any bank that applies for a hand-out would probably have to resign, only the most desperate would want help.

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According to the experts, it's a very wise fiscal decision, and even heavy-hitters who aren't necessarily desperate for cash still want to break even.

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"My sense is that Hondurans are finding themselves in a desperate situation and they really want U.S. cooperation, and that gives the U.S. some margin to make mistakes, " said Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue.

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