In a year or so, the situation may be irretrievably hopeless. It is pretty appalling now.

在一年多的时间里，可能这里的状况已没有一点希望，现在甚至到了令人骇人听闻的地步。

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The waste in some enterprises is appalling. And it is a common phenomenon. This situation should be rectified so that the enterprises may hand in more profits to the state.

企业里浪费惊人，也是普遍现象，要好好整顿，争取利润多上缴一点。

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Rose Woodward from the Kidney Cancer Support Group described the situation as "appalling".

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The district judge said it was "an appalling situation when a young man was set upon by a large number of people" but said he would agree to bail as long as suitable addresses were found at least three miles outside of Omagh and were approved by police.

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