可是就在这时发生了一件令人伤心的事。

And now such a sad thing happened.

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对很多人来说，他们期盼已久的返乡成了一件令人伤心失望的事。

For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.

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大学毕业之后，几个月的时间我都在回想以前的事，以前那些令人痛苦的事，我不知道具体是什么事，但是我就是感到伤心。

After college graduation, I spent miserable months clawing my way back from the thing devouring me that I wouldn't admit had a name.

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