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It is fated that he must die either by a crocodile, or a serpent, or by a dog.
她们说，“这是命中注定的，他必死于一条鳄鱼，或一条蛇，或一只狗。
Are African governments fated always tomake a hash of things, ensuring that their continent deserves its description—once harshly made by this newspaper—as “hopeless”?
非洲各国政府注定要作贱使得他们这块大陆只能般配“了无希望”——曾经在本杂志尖刻地使用过——这样字眼的描述么？
Part of that was an ill-fated attempt to take over Circuit City, which went bankrupt soon afterward.
接管电路城公司也是注定要失败的尝试，它在之后也很快的破产了。

He was one of the owners of the pleasure club whose members cavorted high above ill-fated Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
In other words, chance is already fated. The thing that stands for randomness in this book, the thing that looks like ordinary detail, has already been arranged to give you artistic pleasure.
换言之，机遇已经是命中注定的，这代表了,书中的那些随意安排，那些看起来普通的细节，其实已经据安排给大家一种美的享受。
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But when it came to treason, he was less likely to be merciful, as the case of Alexis, his ill-fated son would demonstrate.
只是对于背叛者,他是绝不手软的,他那不幸的儿子阿列克思就是一个例证
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U.S. industry fated to pile leverage on leverage until the whole structure tumbles down?
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If you say that a person is fated to do something, or that something is fated, you mean that it seems to have been decided by fate before it happens, and nothing can be done to avoid or change it. &rarrsee also ill-fated