Who and what makes life, or the expression of ourselves so complex, so hard, so difficult, so dire?

是谁、是什么使生命或者我们自己的表达形式如此复杂，如此艰难，如此困难，如此糟糕？

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The firm is in dire straits (IE in a very difficult situation) and may go bankrupt.

这商行已陷入岌岌可危的境地，可能要破产了。

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"Suharto doesn't seem to grasp how difficult and dire the situation really is, " says a well-connected academic.

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The reality is that most states are in difficult to dire financial condition and the temptation to add this sales tax revenue to their coffers will prove irresistible.

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