There is something sad about this tree (that limb is surely in serious trouble) but it has not given up.

这棵树遭受伤痛，（枝干肯定出了严重的问题）但它从不放弃。

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And it's not uncommon to see people smiling and talking with others at a funeral, as if something sad had not happened.

在葬礼上，你不会看到人们说说笑笑，好像什么都没发生一般。

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Have you ever been sad because you failed in something?

你曾经因为失败而伤心过吗？

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When Hank sang a sad song, those who listened knew it was about something that had happened to him.

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That was the eventual message that I got, but it was sort of, it was not on the surface, it was not obvious, because the story, the two movies were sort of sad... ? Anybody want to say something about it?

这就是我得到的最本质的信息，但因为这两部电影都有些伤感，以致这些信息都是隐晦的，不是一眼能看出来的。,还有人想对此说些什么吗？

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And yet, there is something sad about the disappearance of parks and public spaces.

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But there is something sad about this all the same.

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Still, there's something sad about showing up at the airport knowing I won't have to pay an overage charge due to the heavy stacks of black plastic swelling my luggage.

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