A previously little noticed county in the coal-rich Shanxi province caught people's attention when Yang's sad story was made public.

在煤矿资源丰富的山西省，当杨的悲惨故事被公布后，以前很少被关注的县城受到了人们的注意。

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Sad to say, these facts make little or no impression on the flesh-eaters who seek refuge in the plant-killing argument.

说来很遗憾，这些事实对那些以杀植物论点为挡箭牌的吃肉的人不起什么作用。

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"It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information," quipped Oscar Wilde in 1894. He did not know the half of it.

“这是一件很悲哀的事——如今几乎没有无用的信息，”奥斯卡·王尔德在1894年俏语道。他并不知道其中另外一半的意思。

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In the sad, grimy little church, he had understood how her imagination had been excited and still was, but the poverty of the place had a finality about it, even as the attempts to disguise its neglect had.

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In the house, a sad-eyed little woman looked out, afraid it might be the law.

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