We deserved more from the game because we did good things for a long time.

我们应该得到更好的比赛结果，因为我们一直做得很好。

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As we follow the reports from day to day, the feeling grows in us that we deserved something else, something bolder, something grander, something more thrilling, something bristling or fiery or fierce, something that might have represented a revelation or a destiny.

NEWYORKER: The Invasion from Outer Space