Yet, despite all the difficulties, the situation in Afghanistan, unlike that in Iraq, is not hopeless.

尽管面临着重重困难，阿富汗的局势仍然与伊拉克不同，并不是全无希望。

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It seemed hopeless to pursue the inquiry any farther, but it was clear that in spite of Holmes's ruse we had no proof that Barrymore had not been in London all the time.

要想继续这件调查似已无望了，可是有一点是很清楚的，虽然福尔摩斯使用了巧计，我们仍未能证明白瑞摩一直也没有去过伦敦。

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巴斯克维尔猎犬

柯南 道尔

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Conan Doyle, Arthur

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