The city might be grim at first, but there is a vibrancy and excitement.

这个城市也许一开始沉闷，但它有一种活力和激情。

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A grim and unsightly picture met his eye.

他眼前出现了一幅可怕而难看的画面。

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They painted a grim picture of growing crime.

他们描绘了一个犯罪增长的严酷局面。

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The review was prompted,in part, by a grim assessment from General McChrystal, who is here at the NATO meeting to provide a direct readout to the defense ministers.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

You could see the kind of grim refusal to apologize for "boughten friendship," as a kind of, well, as a kind of apology for his own popular success.

你可以看到他无情地拒绝了,为“买来的友谊“道歉“,就像为他自己当红的成功,道歉一样。

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The U.N.Secretary General says the facts are "grim" in Haiti, after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the Caribbean nation Tuesday.

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But he can't get away from the fact that it's going to be a grim few years - a grim few years that he has decided he is powerless to confront.

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It's not news that the population is aging, but it's generally seen as a grim problem and a costly burden.

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It is a grim context for a return to civility, but an encouraging sign of potential cooperation as Japan pursues its rescue and recovery efforts.

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