He has never camouflaged his desire to better himself.

他从不掩饰自己想不断提升的愿望。

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She had been nursing a secret desire to see him again.

她一直暗暗渴望再次见到他。

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He evinced a strong desire to be reconciled with his family.

他表现出与家人和好的强烈愿望。

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And he did not stop there. His desire to increase understanding among people took him to other countries as well.

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But the second is a desire to attract and maintain the divine presence, the continued presence of God in the sanctuary.

第二个是一种欲望，想要吸引和保持，上帝长久存在于圣所内的欲望。

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the need or the desire to want to look better and to look younger.

总有想看起来更好更年轻的需求或渴望。

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Inspired by a desire to sleep indoors rather than on a park bench, I called her.

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Unless our desire to rebuild is fierce, Young says the country will suffer a gaping cultural hole.

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But when the final analysis happened, somehow, financial gain reigns out above the desire to do good.

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