They lost their ability to hear.

他们失聪了。

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Now, while God was looking down on you to hear your prayers, you lost confidence and went away from Him.

现在，当上帝垂看你们，听你们的祷告的时候，你们却失了信心，离他而去了。

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Because of COVID-19, he lost his life on February 7th, 2020. People across the country were sad to hear about his death.

由于新型冠状病毒，他于2020年2月7日去世。全国各地的人们都为他的去世感到悲伤。

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But I'm so sorry to hear that you lost your job.

我听说你失业了，真是遗憾。

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I am so sorry to hear that you lost your job.

我听说你失业了，真是遗憾。

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You would have thought that he'd lost to hear the punditry.

NPR: Week in Review: Superdelegates, Clemens Testimony

Mr. Loeb wisely declined the honor of showing up for this political mugging, which means that everyone else at CII lost an opportunity to hear how they might be able to boost their investment returns to finance teacher retirements.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: Randi Weingarten's Pension Veto

They always talk how great it is, you hardly ever hear about the lost money, etc.

FORBES: Surprise: This Government Retirement Policy Change Worked