Pathetic as in full of suffering and pity, well, self pity.

可悲就是充满痛苦和怜悯，其实是自怜。

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Though the world is full of suffering, it will be overcome.

虽然世界多苦难，但是苦难终究会被战胜的。

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Although the world is full of suffering, suffering will eventually be overcome.

虽然世界多苦难，但是苦难终究会被战胜的。

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West German social history is full of narratives about German suffering at the hands of the Nazis and the allied forces.

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What I find enchanting about it, and other Mambazo pieces that speak of pain and suffering, is that it still sounds so full of hope.

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Lions full-back Rob Kearney has been ruled out of the championship as he is still suffering from a knee injury.

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