Alan was clutching at straws when he took his dying wife to another doctor.

艾伦把奄奄一息的妻子带去看另一位医生，那是在把死马当活马医。

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They hope the operation might save the child's life although they knew they were clutching at straws.

他们希望这一手术能挽救孩子的生命，尽管他们知道手术成功的可能性极小。

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"Maybe... Maybe it's something you need to find out for yourself," said Hermione with a faint air of clutching at straws.

“也许……也许这是需要你自己去弄清的东西。”赫敏有点像抓救命稻草似的说。

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"When you ask me is this clutching at straws, we have to do what we are doing, " said Delaney.

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