Doris was looking at the floor, her cheeks drained of color, her expression one of utter misery.

桃丽丝望着地板，面无血色，一脸悲凄欲绝的神情。

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“It was two years of utter misery which changed her life and the family’s life very drastically,” says Ms. Podell.

“整整2年，她都在非人的病痛中煎熬，这大大地改变了她和她家人的生活，”鲍戴尔夫人说。

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But in the long run, wealth is like health: its utter absence can breed misery, but having it doesn't guarantee happiness.

从长远来说，财富就像健康一样，失去它的人定会感到不幸，而拥有它的人却未必一定幸福。

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This awareness of themselves on a larger map than the miseries of the slum allowed them to knowingly present themselves as actors with a positive valence, not merely poor hopeless individuals living in utter misery.

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