每一天我的希望就减一分，但是我仍然心存希冀：或许他是因为忙才没联系我的，可能快忙完了。

But still, I harbored a hope that he did not contact me maybe because he was too busy and that he would contact me soon.

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不到最后一分钟绝不答应减排，拉美国家或许由此可以从富国那里得到更多的让步。

Perhaps, by holding out on cuts until the last minute, Latin American countries will get more concessions from rich countries.

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