他回到了对他忠贞不渝、长期受苦的妻子身边。

He went back to his loyal, long-suffering wife.

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地下铁道在那些立志反抗奴隶制度的人们的努力下建成，支持长期受苦的美国南方黑人。

The underground Railroad was forged by the efforts of those who were prepared to fight against slavery and stand up for the long-suffering Southern black Americans.

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这可能是生存的策略，就是说，是一种将短期转为长期的策略。 在危机中求生存总要比受苦受难来的好。

This may be a survival strategy – that is, a strategy shift from the short term to the long term – but surviving a crisis is better than suffering from it.

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