This was a slightly ironic word to describe some tragic situations.

这是对一些悲剧性的遭遇的一种反讽说法。

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Billy: I have got some tragic news for you, Michael. I can't come fishing with you today.

比利：我有一些不好的消息要告诉你，迈克尔。今天我不能和你们去钓鱼。

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This is no longer acceptable, especially in view of some tragic crashes in which pilot fatigue played a role.

由于飞行员疲劳驾驶是很多空难悲剧的重要因素，因此，这已是非常严重的现象了。

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And NATO has rightly taken care to avoid civilian targets, though some tragic mistakes have inevitably been made.

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There are many reasons why a human being would allow harm to themselves to occur, some of them tragic and some of them rather noble.

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"We've had some very tragic cases and it's because we hadn't taken enough notice that we have re-evaluated how we do business here, " said Chief Landsdowne .

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