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The world is perishing for lack of the knowledge of God and the Church is famishing for want of His Presence.

这个世界因为缺乏对神的认识而趋向灭亡，同样地，教会因为没有神的同在而濒于生命枯干。

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The kids are unhappy for want of love.

这些孩子因为缺乏爱而不幸福。

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Though there are some reasons from themselves, the essence of it is caused by the want of harmonious trustful relationship between the policy and citizens.

这尽管有公民自身的原因，但它的实质是警民之间缺乏和谐的信任关系所致。

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With what Meg called'a great want of manners'Jo had saved some bonbons for the little girls, and they soon subsided, after hearing the most thrilling events of the evening.

尽管梅格认为这样“极无规矩”，乔还是为两个妹妹带了几块夹心糖；她们听了晚会最刺激的情节后，很快便安静下来。

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Our car was useless for want of petrol.

由于缺少汽油,我们的汽车派不上用场.

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Many of them had gone into teaching for want of anything better to do

因为没有更好的工作，他们当中很多人做了教师。

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There was no want of discourse.

这个场合确实是不愁没有话谈。

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The was as yet unnamed, though not for want of suggestions.

至今这个组织还没有命名，尽管已经有了种种方案。

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Her manners were open, easy and decided* without any approach to coarseness, or any want of good humour too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate; their excellent manners always may be feel gauche.

当谈话变得亲密时粗鲁的不肯离开；他那良好的举止总是可以让人觉得粗俗。

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Yet Iraq's people are being murdered in droves for want of order.

但是，因出现了秩序真空，伊拉克人民正被成群杀害。

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It would shew great want of feeling on my father's account, absent as he is, and in some degree of constant danger;

父亲不在家，时时刻刻都处在危险之中，我们演戏会让人觉得我们太不把父亲放在心上。

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Not all is perfect, but it isn't for want of trying.

一切并非无可挑剔，但已经竭尽全力了。

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For want of a richer word he picks up the military expression.

他想不出更生动贴切的字眼,就用了这个部队术语.

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What makes life dreary is the want of motive.

没有了目的，生活便郁闷无光。

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Taunting him with want of courage to leap into the great pit

奚落他缺少勇气跳入大坑

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Politeness is not always the sign of wisdom, but the want of it always leaves room for the suspicion of folly. ( Landor)

有礼貌并不一定是智慧的标志，可是不礼貌总使人怀疑其愚蠢。（兰道）

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They might in fact, have borne down a great deal more than they met with, for there was little to distress them beyond the want of graciousness and warmth.

其实，他们或许可以冲破比他们遇到的大得多的阻力，因为除了受到一些冷落怠慢之外，他们没有什么好苦恼的。

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I will ensure that you will never die for want of food.

我保证你决不会因缺乏食物而死。

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My head aches for want of sleep. be hard pressed/ pushed for money

我因为睡眠不足而头痛。缺少足够的钱，手头拮据

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For want of better names, we shall call these two classes immediate reward and delayed reward.

换个更好听的名字，我们可以将他们分别称为即时回报和延迟回报。

高考真题- 2015 江苏 任务型阅读