This is the modern city, not as a scene of fragmentation or despair, but rather a place of ascent and aspiration.

这是一座现代城市，它并非一片零碎或绝望的景象，却更像一个追求与热切期待的地方。

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Does the response of the four other strings offer consolation, or despair?

其他四件弦乐器的回应是给人以安慰还是令人绝望？

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In other words, is he drifting off to the computer in the evenings because of despair or lack of interest?

换句话说，他晚上离开你去玩电脑是因为怕失望还是没有兴趣？

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This is the modern city, not as a scene of fragmentation or despair, but rather a place of ascent and aspiration.

这是一座现代化的城市，并不是破碎或绝望的场景，而是一座在上升的渴望之城。

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