The fire left Kuwait's oil industry in a sorry state.

大火使科威特的石油工业陷入糟糕的境地。

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How did we get to this sorry state?

人们到底是怎么落到这糟糕境地的？

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This sorry state of affairs is set to change.

这种令人遗憾的状况即将有所改变。

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Consider the sorry state of HP and Dell, once proud giants of the PC world.

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Another reason for the budget changes has to do with the sorry state of the economic recovery.

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Even given the sorry state of the railroads in this country, tell me when that has happened.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield