Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness. -Pearl S. Buck.

很多人都期盼着大幸福，却丢掉了自己的小快乐。 ——赛珍珠。

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The novel of Pearl is full of symbolism: brightness is symbolic of the reality, hope and future while darkness the evil, crime and despair.

光明预示社会现实，预示希望，而黑暗预示罪恶和精神上的绝望。

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Several U.S. officials said FBI investigators on the ground in Pakistan are furiously working with local authorities and "pursuing every lead" -- including closely evaluating the three previous e-mails, which they hope can lead them to Pearl's kidnappers.

CNN: Conflicting reports on missing reporter's fate

Of course, most bands could never in a million years hope for the kind of deal Pearl Jam has laboriously worked out.

NPR: Pearl Jam, Playing A Business Deal By Ear

But the members of Pearl Jam say they hope they'll at least learn enough to get a better sense of how to release their next album.

NPR: Pearl Jam, Playing A Business Deal By Ear