All three challengers were shown to have lost even in their own home regions, despite strong local loyalties and the expectation of state largesse from having sons in high places.

另外三位竞选者在他们的家乡甚至也失败了，尽管有着强烈的当地忠诚意识和儿子至上的国家期许。

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But in this same community every morning I hear full-grown men haltingly and hauntingly pray for the sons and daughters they have lost along the way.

然而，在这同一个社区中，我每天早上都听见年长的男士结结巴巴，无休止地为他们失丧的儿女祷告。

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Her married life was not roses all the way. She had her money worries and lost one of her two sons.

她的婚姻生活并不总是那么美满。她为缺钱发愁，她还失去了两个儿子中的一个。

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