Ill for many years, Mary became a successful writer and so triumphed over her misfortune.

尽管生病多年，玛丽仍成了一位成功的作家，从而战胜了自己的不幸。

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Being ill for many years, she became a successful writer and so triumphed over her misfortune.

她抱病多年，却成了有成就的作家，从而战胜了厄运。

youdao

Akihito may be trying to avoid the drama of his own succession. His father was ill for many years before his death.

明仁天皇可能希望借此避免自己继承王位时的戏剧性。他的父亲去世前就已抱病多年。

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Though severely disabled, he was not terminally ill and could have expected to live for many years.

ECONOMIST: Assisted suicide

Many smaller Scottish and regional airports have for years freely negotiated their charges with the airlines to no ill effect.

ECONOMIST: Airports