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他借酒浇愁。 He sought solace in the whisky bottle. | ||
当妻子离他而去时他只好借酒浇愁。 When his wife left him he had to recur to drinking. | ||
政客们在危急关头的借酒浇愁是出了名的。 AT DIFFICULT moments politicians have been known to turn to drink. | ||
蒙禁酒令之恩，美国人甚至连想借酒浇愁都不行！ Americans couldn't even have a drink to drown their sorrows, thanks to prohibition. | ||
杨贵妃因唐明皇夜不回宫，心底生怨，借酒浇愁。 Since Emperor Tang does not return to the palace, beauty Yang becomes angry and drinks her sorrows away. | ||
我这儿有瓶威士忌，咱们一醉方休借酒浇愁怎么样？ I've got a bottle of whiskey here - shall we drown our sorrows? | ||
你若试图在酒肆里借酒浇愁，只会让自己举止失当、呕吐、昏沉宿醉，结果会更加抑郁。 If you try to drown depression in booze, you will behave badly, throw up, get a hangover, and end up becoming more depressed. | ||
布什在过了40岁生日之后就戒了酒，但是他还听乡村歌手乔治·琼斯的歌，后者可是一位酒瘾复发者，老唱一些有关借酒浇愁的悲苦情歌。 Bush, who quit drinking after his 40th birthday, also listens to recovering alcoholic George Jones, a country singer who sings about heartbreak and drinking. | ||
