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That 's unfortunate, was his brief reply, as he lit a cigar and began to smoke and contemplate the stars.
“真是不幸，”他点燃一支雪茄，一边吸着烟看着星星沉思，一边回答道。
Firms will have to go abroad for growth and will need domestic scale to be able to contemplate this.
所以企业必须走向国际以寻求增长，企业当然也需要在国内有一定的规模才能够考虑国际化这一步。
Death may be hard to contemplate, but this book is as much about the journey as it is about the last stop.
死亡或许会很难苦思冥想，但是这本书在写关于旅途的同时也涉及最后一站。
The possibility that Gerhardt was disabled for life opened long vistas of difficulties which she had not the courage to contemplate.
老头子要成残废的可能，打开来日艰难的一条长视景，使她没有去细想它的勇气了。
Contemplate the fact that you might have made a regrettable, but somewhat explainable decision then.
谨记这个事实：也许你做了一个让人懊悔但仍然可以解释的决定。
Those old enough to contemplate having children of their own were even more passionate on this point.
那些年龄够大、考虑要自己孩子的年轻人甚至对此的要求更为强烈。
Firms of the size of Riversdale are small enough for any number of potential bidders to be able to contemplate buying them.
比如，像里弗斯这样小规模的公司对任何潜在投标人来说，在收购前都要斟酌一番。
If you want some time alone to contemplate your options now, clearly let others know that you need a bit of space.
如果你想要一些时间单独计划下你的选择的话，要明确告诉其他人你需要这样一个空间。
If newspapers can keep that up in better times, they may be able to contemplate more than mere survival.
如果在更好的经济时期，报业能够继续保持这种适应能力，那么他们可能考虑的就远不止生存问题了。
It must stand as an example and a warning to all that would contemplate even trying to do such things ever in the future.
这必须成为一个实例，一个警告，给那些盘算着如此行动的人们，甚至在未来。