In the chicken house, there were four old chickens, waiting to be killed for Sunday's dinner.

鸡舍里有四只待宰的老母鸡，用作星期天的晚餐。

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And he is in prison waiting to be executed. So, he's gonna be killed; he's hopeless.

他在监狱里等着行刑，很绝望。

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Enemy soldiers are always simple-minded ogres waiting to be killed by the avenging Chinese forces.

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