The wish to impose order upon confusion is a kind of intellectual instinct.

对混乱进行有序管理的希望是一种高智力的本能。

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She telegraphed the wish to Meg, but his eyebrows went up so alarmingly that she dared not stir.

她把这个愿望传达给梅格，但他的眉毛抬得老高，令人担忧，使她不敢轻举妄动。

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Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead.

赛谬尔想成为一名律师，因为这是他父母的期望，但音乐老师告诉他说他应该学习音乐。

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Jefferson had a wish. He wanted to discover a waterway that crossed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.

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Where you've got a couple of wishes and you aren't careful about how exactly you state the wish And so you get what you want ? but it ends up being a nightmare,right?

给你几个可以实现的愿望,但是不小心没说对愿望,你得到了自己想要的,却发现那是个噩梦对不对？

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when you feel upset or when you feel frustrated that something is not going the way that you wish it would.

当你觉得很失落，或者当你因为事情不像你期望的那样进展而感到沮丧时，你也可以使用这个句型。

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" "We have the wish-fulfillment of people who feel they've been left behind by the system.

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The wish among creditors and investors is that this week's decision will give creditors more clout.

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His decision is personal, driven by family bereavement and the wish to pursue a slightly more settled life.

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