It also means never giving up even if there is no hope to be the first.

这也意味着即使没有希望成为第一，也绝不放弃。

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All of us have spent money and time on something—maybe a relationship, or a business, or a job—and sometimes, even if we know there's no hope that things will change, we still continue with it.

我们所有人都在某些事情上花费了金钱和时间——也许是一段关系、一笔生意，也许是一份工作——有时，即使我们知道事情没有希望改变，我们还是会继续做下去。

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Even if there is a brisk economic recovery soon (and this is no more than a hope) the gaping hole in the public finances will persist.

即使经济有即将复苏的征兆(这只不过是希望)，社会金融仍将存在巨大缺口。

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If the no-go zones endure or even spread, the rebels will also hope to prevent or render illegitimate Iraq's general election due in January.

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In this one scene Lustgarten demonstrates an ear for what's happening in parts of Britain, and how the relentlessness of economic crisis - even if it is no longer sharp or deep - eats away at people's hope, patience and decency.

BBC: Alcopops, racism and financial dystopia