The family of eight was living in straitened circumstances.

八口之家日子过得很拮据。

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Most of her family would be there Saturday night, and she did not want to introduce him to them under those circumstances.

这个星期六晚上她的家人都会到那儿去，她不想在这种情况下把他介绍给他们。

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What you say will be shaped by individual circumstances, including your family culture, the nature of your relationship, and his overall health and level of impairment.

你所说的内容要根据个人所处的环境来定，包括你的家庭文化、你们关系的性质、他整体的健康状况和受损的水平。

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"Their suffering has been unimaginable", said Mr Peddie, who told the court that the Websters' main concern was to clear their names and ensure that their children "know the truth" about the circumstances of the family's enforced separation.

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It also recommends that the family circumstances of patients is properly assessed.

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When trying to explain the violence of some political Islamists, some Western commentators blame hard economic circumstances, dysfunctional family circumstances, confused identity, the generic alienation of young males and so on.

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