She waited in the forlorn hope that he would one day come back to her.

她几乎毫无指望地等待他有一天会回到她的身边。

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Peasants have left the land in the forlorn hope of finding a better life in cities.

农民们带着在城市里寻求更好生活的遥不可及的希望离开了那块土地，。

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They popped up their heads and saw the forlorn little maiden.

他们探出小脑袋来，看见了这个可怜的小姑娘。

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Jack Kerouac described the image as a "long shot of night road arrowing forlorn into immensities."

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Most of all, the forlorn widower has to look at women again.

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It will, again, at the request of the Nepali government, be extended for six months, in the forlorn hope that the deadlock can be broken.

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Boston threw on another six, including three in a cold, rainy ninth as the Stadium went vacant and garbage swirled around the outfield, adding to the forlorn atmosphere.

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