If you're in a desperate situation, you're not going to be able to make use of those luxury items anyway.

其实，如果你真的到了捉襟见肘的地步，那些奢侈品你是不会去用的。

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The children were hiding in the woods in order not to be taken, it was a desperate situation.

BBC: Domestic violence: Your comments

The Iraqi opposition believes that any small nucleus of army, U.S. trained, will be able to take over in the south, because they're already in a desperate situation.

CNN: Saddam Hussein