Loneliness seemed to have dropped me somewhere deserted, without compass or map or much hope of return.

孤独似乎已经把我扔在了一个沙漠化了的地方，没有指南针、地图和些许回去的希望。

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Loneliness frightens me. I'd be lost without my wife. I'd be lost without my kids.

寂寞使我感到恐慌。没有我的夫人，我会迷失；没有的我孩子，我也会迷失。

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In endorsing polygamy, these women, particularly those in remote rural areas without running water, may be less concerned with loneliness than with something more pragmatic: help with the chores.

在签署一夫多妻协议时，这些女性，尤其是边远地区连自来水都没有的地方的女性，可能比起孤独更需要实际的东西：帮忙做家务。

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