This bout of self-pity was getting me nowhere.

这一阵自哀自怜对我不会有什么好处。

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This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear.

现在正是艺术家们需要努力工作的时候，我们不应该停下来感到绝望、自怜自艾、缄默不言或是害怕恐惧。

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In the midst of all these voices, I am so glad that you are here this morning, instead of doing shopping or being engulfed in self-pity.

我很高兴，虽然有众说纷纭的声音，你们还是选择今天早上来到这里。

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And it is easy to imagine how this leads to the tar-pit of self-pity.

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It raises the probability that Russia will get its economy moving this year or next--and with that, cast off some of the confusion and self-pity that have lately made it so difficult a partner for both America and Europe.

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However, even this gloom can be turned into a positive for those making money from seductionology - you should embrace the self-pity, for having been through a phase as a predatory would-be Lothario leaves you ready for real commitment.

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