Now I cannot live apart from you—your words, even though bitter, dispel all the cares of the world and make me happy; my art has been suckled by them and softly rocked in their tender cradle;

远离了你我的生命无以为继——我不能没有你的消息，虽然难熬，但这思念却使我忘却了这世间的所有烦恼，让我快乐，我的艺术受它的荣养，就象躺在柔软悠荡的摇床；

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Bitter constraint and sad occasion are forcing him to write, even though, of course, he's not yet ready.

亲友的惨遇，痛苦的重压迫使他下笔，尽管如此，他还是没准备好。

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Ranchers embraced the storm, even though bitter cold snow can be deadly during calving season.

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"Even though the investigation into perjury has now been called off, a bitter aftertaste remains, " commented the Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

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Even though the conviction was eventually overturned and Watson never served his term, the episode left him with a bitter aftertaste for government interference.

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