Then there was little White Snowflake, who bleated in such a plaintive and beseeching manner that Heidi already had several times run to it and taken its head in her hands to comfort it.

有一只叫小白的山羊，用乞求哀怨的声音咩咩叫着，海蒂有好几次跑近抱着安慰它。

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In the yellowish illumination of the street lamps, each bench is written with a different mood, sweet and joyful, plaintive and jubilant, embracing each other and gradually brewing in serenity.

微黄的路灯下，每一张长椅都写着不同的心情，甜蜜与快乐、悲伤与喜悦，交织在一起，在静谧中缓缓发酵。

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There is an unsettling, plaintive tone to Mason's letter, as if he were trying to figure out how he went from trying to change the world to being the public face of a glorified coupon site.

在他的信里有一种令人不安的、悲哀的语调，似乎他自己也没弄明白，自己曾一心想要改变世界，如今却沦为一家声誉日隆的优惠券网站的代言人。

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As pop songs go, "Drink to Moving On" is practically perfect, with a catchy little call throughout: It's an emotional yelp that falls somewhere between a scream and a plaintive cry for help, as a sweet-sounding bass bubbles behind repetitive guitar strumming.

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William Strong and his wife, Virginia, were buried here amid rifle volleys and a plaintive playing of taps.

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Much as I commiserate with the poor kids who got the tar whaled out of them, their plaintive screams were a lot less annoying than leaf blowers.

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