He felt a longing for the familiar.

他渴望熟悉的氛围。

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She was longing for some peace and privacy.

她渴望过清静的私人生活。

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He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past.

他陷入了一种对过去的渴望而不能自拔。

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but for Shrek, the ordinary life of taking out the trash, cooking dinners and changing diapers soon has him longing for the adventures he once had.

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This is ambition for a career, but it's also a desire for personal autonomy. For Frost, poetry is invested with a longing for autonomy in, well, both simple and complex senses.

这是事业心，也是一种,个人自由的渴望，对他来说，诗歌是,结合了自由的渴望，呈现出一种既简单又复杂的感觉。

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But on the other hand these advances have also come at a cost. And in this story there's also a sense of longing for the freedom of life in the wild--the innocent, simple, uncomplicated life lived day to day without plans, without toil, in harmony with nature Edenic a somewhat Edenic existence.

但是，换个角度来看，人类付出了代价,才得到这些优点，在这部史诗中，同样存在着,对一种纯真，简单，纯粹生活的向往,每天生活中没有计划，辛劳，与自然和平相处,就像以前的。

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Samsung patent trial revealing that SVP Eddy Cue was longing for a more book-friendly iPad in 2011.

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It reflects a longing for all of the adjectives on Ms. Glover's shopping list.

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So far, they share one sentiment: a deep longing for the place they've left behind.

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