He had weakened, they thought, and had returned to a life of luxury.

他们认为，他动摇了，又回到了奢侈的生活。

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"The reason for wearing these," he said, "was that his eyes had been weakened by the work of many years."

他说：“戴这副眼镜的原因是多年的工作使他的眼睛变差了。”

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Although his sight had seriously weakened, he was able to read newspapers and periodicals in an extra large type specially prepared for him.

虽然视力严重下降，他仍然能阅读着这些为他特制的特大号字体的报纸和期刊。

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He had so totally given himself to scientific studies that he could not be weakened by a second love.

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That was partly because he had been weakened by his mishandling of the economy.

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Mr Poire did not comment on the signs at a news conference in Mexico City, but he said La Familia had been weakened over the past two years, especially since its leader, Nazario Moreno, was killed in a gun battle with police in December.

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After reading up on Parkinson's, Grove figured he had 15 years to take action before it weakened him so much that he couldn't promote a scientific assault on the disease.

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