Without him their mission seems suddenly aborted, hopes dashed.

没有总裁，他们的使命似乎突然中止，希望破灭了。

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Those towns that vanished instantly one after another are only left on the map of yesterday. So many broken souls are crying to the teary sky, their hopes dashed to pieces.

一个个迅速消失的城镇只留存在昨天的地图上， 一个个被击碎的心灵空空地对着流泪的苍天。

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Nigerian officials optimistic for a smooth start to elections quickly had their hopes dashed when an explosion ripped through an election office on the eve of Saturday's polls.

尼日利亚官员原本乐观地认为选举可以顺利开始，但是他们的希望很快就破灭了。星期六选举前夜，一个选举办公室遭到爆炸袭击。

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But for the most part, the onlookers hopes of sighting a jailed relative were dashed.

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The Red Bulls have also had their title hopes dashed quite often by their biggest rival.

WSJ: A Rivalry That Tilts Toward D.C. United

Boring old utility companies that had been hoping to be re-rated by the stockmarket as exciting, new Internet firms may have their hopes dashed after all.

ECONOMIST: Power-line technology

With their hopes dashed, do they give up?

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