The flood which had beggared him made him rich. So it is ofttimes in life.

真是金子，曾使他的财产一扫而光的洪水，却亦能使他成了富翁，人生亦常如此。

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But how is it possible to be at war when the enemy cannot be identified, and when those who raided our coffers and beggared us are by now beggars themselves?

然而，找不出敌人，怎么可能身处战争？当往日攫取我们的财富，使我们食不果腹的人，如今也饥肠辘辘时，又怎么可能身处战争？

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The goods are to be packed in strong consign cases, deeply beggared.

货物应当用坚固的出口木箱包装，并且紧紧加箍。

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The composition of both the school board, which presided over some of the worst schools in the state, and the city council, which all but beggared the place, has remained much the same.

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Mr Jones said the situation "beggared belief".

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Signature beggar's purse (tiny crpes filled with caviar and lobster, tied with a shallot string) are aptly named, as your purse will indeed be beggared by the dish.

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