You inspire good behaviour and, at least in my memory, some desperate last minute attempts to redeem bad behaviour so as not to be overlooked.

你激励他们与人为善，至少在我的记忆里，曾经因为不想被你忽视而在最后一分钟试图弥补做错的事。

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Faced with gaping deficits, some desperate governors slashed payments to hospitals and doctors, or refused to pay for trips to the dentist or oculist.

面对着越来越大的财政赤字，一些走投无路的州长只好削减了对医院和医生的补助，或者拒绝为牙科和眼科看诊买单。

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Moreover, you might get hit by an illness and then you could be in desperate trouble that you will die unless you get some kind of emergency care, which might be very expensive.

还有，你可能染上重病,并且深陷绝境,以致你会因此而死去,除非你能获得异常昂贵的，紧急护理。

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Agogo and Gower both came close to levelling but Margate held on despite some desperate defending.

BBC: Barnet 0-1 Margate

Graeme Swann also cashed in with two wickets as New Zealand were forced into some desperate slogging and crashed to 94-7.

BBC: England beat Kiwis to seal series

Bolton finished much the stronger, but despite bombarding the opposition penalty area with crosses, some desperate Birmingham defending kept the scores level.

BBC: Birmingham City 1-2 Bolton