Some fool even themselves, until some life event—a layoff, an empty nest, an inheritance that frees them to spend time as they like—jolts them into taking stock of their true natures.

有些人甚至欺骗了自己，直到生活中发生了一些事情——失业、空巢、一笔可以让他们自由支配时间的遗产——让他们开始审视自己的本性。

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If any of these constants had been tweaked at all, the universe would likely be empty, with no stars and no life.

如果这些常量中的任何一个被扭曲了，这个宇宙很可能是空的，没有星星，也没有生命。

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A life of goodbyes doesn't look or feel empty.

一句生活中的再见，不会让你感觉到或看上去空虚的。

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A distraught Elizabeth Taylor issued a statement saying her life will be empty after the loss of her close friend.

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In the vast factory complex, the only sign of life is the hum of a petrol generator as crews work on the abandoned interior - the empty spaces of the fenced-off car park testament to the thousands who would at one time have worked there.

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Whether we are home with kids, have become empty nesters or never took the relationship leap, making time for every element of life we hold dear often means working evenings and sacred weekends as we text, email, Skype and kiss foreheads goodnight.

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Mowbray has spoken of his "affinity" with the club's fans who sent him "thousands upon thousands" of letters of support at a time he said his life was "decimated and empty".

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