I hanker after a corner because it serves to bring calmness to my mind.

我对角落的热衷是因为它能够给我的灵魂带来安宁。

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I often hanker after a little peace and respite from confusion, but it is really hard to come by.

我常想在纷扰中寻出一点闲静来，然而委实不容易。

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But while British women may wish for the 47-year-old's youthful, toned figure, it seems they do not hanker after her toyboy husband, 31-year-old Ashton Kutcher.

尽管英国女性也许渴望拥有像这个47岁的女星那样年轻、健美的身材，但她们似乎对她的小老公——31岁的阿什顿·库彻并不感兴趣。

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His obvious pleasure at the Bremen result suggests that he may still hanker after one.

ECONOMIST: Germany

It must be as far as you can get from the controlled conditions scientists usually hanker after?

BBC: What do UK's military scientists do on the frontline?

The French still hanker after a political counterweight to the European Central Bank.

ECONOMIST: The single currency