She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.

  • -- Christina Rossetti 克里斯蒂娜·罗塞蒂

她放弃了年轻时的美貌,放弃了所有的希望、欢乐和快乐;她闭上眼睛,以免他们看到虚荣,选择了苦涩的真相。

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If justice takes place, there may be hope, even in the face of a seemingly capricious divinity.

如果正义得到伸张,即使面对看似反复无常的神性,也可能还有希望。

The first couple of days on the detox diet aren't pleasant.

开始几天的排毒饮食并不愉快。

Home wasn't a pleasant place to live, growing up.

在成长的过程中,家不是一个快乐的地方。

Hope is a verb with its shirtsleeves rolled up.

希望是一个卷起袖子的动词。