It seems a pity to waste this food.

浪费这些食物真可惜。

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It's a pity to waste such delicious food.

浪费这么美味的食物真可惜。

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It would be a pity to retard our development by holding back those people who are gifted enough to work and play well with less than the average amount of sleep, if indeed it does them no harm.

限制那些有足够天赋、即使睡眠少于平均值却能很好地工作和娱乐的人会阻碍我们的发展，这将是一件憾事，如果这确实对他们没有害处的话。

youdao

It is a pity they did not follow our advice,". The special envoy, who has made several trips to Burma, said that Tuesday's development is a setback.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

it's a pity that I'm going to die or die too soon, but at least I'm getting more than the average.

我死得太早是很遗憾，但至少我活得比平均寿命长。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

You are no longer like a son to me and like your father, my first husband, 'Ere this kindly Greek took pity on me."

你不像我的儿子，而像父亲，我的第一个丈夫，埃瑞是希腊人，这个好人总是可怜我“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

"Pity to lose that one, but Tomas did well to hang in there, " said the Swiss maestro.

CNN: Federer: 'Naive to think tennis is clean'

It seemed a pity to have travelled to one of the gaudiest treasure ports along the old Spanish Main and to not at least have a crack at seeing some gold doubloons, especially since rumours abound of beachcombers here occasionally finding delicious bits of treasure washed up on the sands after a storm.

BBC: In search of pirates in Panama

The attractive pair blithely sings, "How quickly pity leads to love, " about their own fortuitous first meeting, which contrasts greatly with the lengthy fight Fosca undertakes to convert Giorgio's pity and dislike into love.

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