'This vale of tears'is a metaphor for the human condition.

“ 眼泪的溪谷 ” 是尘世的比喻说法.

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He lived for many years in this vale of tears.

他在这个世界上生活了很多年.

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This dim vast vale of tears, vacant and desolate?

这个朦胧浩瀚的泪水溪谷, 空虚而荒芜?

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Circumstances combined early to make her view the world as a vale of tears.

种种境遇使她很早就认为这世间苦难无边.

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