Now whenever I hear of a friend who's lost a loved one, I no longer call with the polite offer, "If there's anything I can do…" Instead I try to think of one specific task that suits that man's need, like taking the dog to the boarding kennel, or house sitting during the funeral.

现在，每当我听到朋友失去亲人，我不再打电话礼貌地提出“如果有什么我能做的……”相反，我试图想出一个特定的适合那人需要的任务，如带狗去寄宿养犬处，或在葬礼时看房子。

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It was easy to get lost in the rambling house.

在布局凌乱的大房子里容易迷路。

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He lost his house in the mudslide last week.

上周的泥石流夺走了他的房子。

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The Republicans lost control in the House of Representatives.

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Until the house lost its money and all of a sudden disappeared.

要么庄家赔光了,突然消失。

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Specter's announcement is the latest setback for Republicans, who lost control of the Senate and House of Representatives in 2006 and lost the White House and more seats in Congress last year.

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Stalwart senators like Byron Dorgan of North Dakota politely gave up without a fight, and the Democrats lost House seats in both of the Dakotas, Minnesota and Kansas.

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The result could easily have gone the other way: most Republican pollsters concede that the party would have lost the House but for a favourable wind in the last fortnight of the campaign.

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The following year, the Republicans lost thirty House seats and the Democrats took over Congress.

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