More absorbed in his personal world than state affairs, Ludwig spent most of his time on his own projects -- emptying his personal coffers -- and left his ministers frustrated by his inattention.

路德维希沉溺于他自己的世界而疏于国事，他把大部分精力投入在建立自己的工程并为此耗尽了他自己的银库，而同时对国家大事漠不关心，致使大臣们对他丧失信心。

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This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947.

这一令人遗憾的事态一直持续至1947年。

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This state of affairs can no longer be ignored.

再不能无视这种情况了。

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Last week, Mr.Hawass announced plans to resign from his position as head of the Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs.

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It's a pretty state of affairs, in his view, when the most rigorous thinking that's being done about literature is being done in popular journals.

他认为，关于文学的严肃的思考大多,被发表在流行杂志上很不妥当。

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The Protestant Reformation, and especially the rising energies of Puritanism in the early seventeenth century, are beginning to do a lot to change this state of affairs.

新教宗教改革，尤其是活力不断上升的清教主义,在17世纪早期，为了改变这种状态开始做出许多努力。

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Some groups in the coalition suggest that a federal mandate may be an unconstitutional interference in state affairs, an argument that appeals to Republicans.

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Epics are performed during many social and public events, including state affairs, weddings, a child's first haircut, the ''naadam'' (a wrestling, archery and horseracing festival) and the worship of sacred sites.

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The other five ministries going to Accord bloc members include higher education, culture, minister of state for foreign affairs, minister of state for women's affairs and telecommunications, he said.

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