The people yearned for peace.

人民渴望和平。

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He yearned for freedom.

他曾渴望自由。

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She owned and operated three McDonald's shops in Illinois, but as a divorced mother of three boys, she yearned for a business that would provide for her children and let her spend more time with them.

她在伊利诺斯州拥有并经营着三家麦当劳店，但作为一个有三个儿子的离异母亲，她渴望有一份工作，既能养活她的孩子们，又能让她有更多时间陪他们。

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Except that the 19th century poet, who yearned for privacy, became a famous "Somebody."

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But he refused to be called a libertarian (too newfangled) or a conservative (he yearned for change).

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But the disappointed are mainly journalists who yearned for this colourful character to enliven the Republican race.

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