The house was left in a shocking state.

那座房子破败得不成样子了。

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This week, after an official report detailed wrongdoing by British intelligence officers more than two decades ago, he went to the House of Commons and described it as "shocking" at least four times.

本周，在一份官方报告详细描述了四十多年前英国情报官员的不当行为之后，他前往下议院演讲，并至少四次用“骇人听闻”形容这一事件。

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Shadow Welsh secretary Peter Hain said the unemployment figures were "shocking", telling the House there had been a 20% rise in the number of women claiming job seeker's allowance since May 2010 and an increase of a fifth in those out of work for more than a year.

BBC: Welsh unemployment figures 'disappointing' - minister

That night when we got back to our house, I wrote of list of everything shocking I'd learned that day.

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