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It seems to have eluded Wolf that ancient Chinese women might have aspired to something better than life as a concubine.

Wolf似乎在回避这样一个话题，中国古代妇女也许不想当妾，而是要追求更好的生活。

In truth, I aspired to be a businessman. And not the type that merely sold things for the sake of money, but sold inspiration.

事实上，我梦想着当个商人，不是那种只为臭钱而做买卖的商人，而是卖售梦想和激情之人。

Then it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night.

这么说来，六月里那个夜晚他所向往的不单单是天上的星斗了。

Second, she had always aspired to be a naturalist, or maybe a journalist, but the word "scientist" hadn't figured in her dreaming.

其次，她一直渴望能成为一名博物学家或者新闻记者，而现实的“科学家”头衔与她的梦想却相去甚远。

Later, he told me he had been a missionary in Tientsinbefore he "had aspired to become a Sinologist. "

后来他告诉我，“在想当汉学家之前，他在天津当过传教士。”

People who knew Obama in the early 1990s said he made it clear that he aspired to run for public office.

90年代熟识奥巴马的人们称，他明确地表示要投身公共事业。

For instance, I worked with one woman who, as a child, aspired to be a painter, but her parents told her she lacked artistic talent.

举一个例子，我曾经有一位女性同事，她在儿童时渴望成为一名画家，但她的父母却告诉她说她缺乏艺术才能。

As a kid, you aspired to be a doctor, astronaut or princess. But as you get older, the innocent "What do you want to be when you grow up? "

小时候，你有志成为一名医生、航天员或公主，但是随着年龄增长，你开始真正考虑这个过去天真的问题——你长大后希望成为什么。

A generation ago young people aspired to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn to be the next Oscar winner or celebrity pop star.

三十年前，年轻人都渴望成为律师或者医生。现在的年轻人则梦想成为下一位奥斯卡奖得主或成为流行歌星。

Prior to joining the industry, I aspired to be a pre-school teacher and was already attending school to become one.

在入这行之前，我渴望成为一名幼儿园老师，并且准备好去学校当老师。

To see her once again; he still aspired to this, but he no longer expected it.

他始终抱着和她再次相见的心愿，可是他已不再存这种希望。

The fame to which he aspired was quite beyond his reach.

他追求的名誉乃是他所不能及的。

Meanwhile, Dick aspired to be an Officer in the Marines and I fully supported his ambitions.

也是在那时，迪克决心做一名海军陆战队军官，而我则全力支持着他的雄心壮志。

He aspired to save for a deposit on a roomy apartment for him and his child, who was living with his parents.

他想要存钱买一间大一点的房子给他和孩子住，孩子现在跟他的爷爷奶奶在一起生活。

Jenny aspired to be a stardom when she was a little girl .

珍妮还是小女孩的时候就立志要做明星。

He had always one or two fellows with him, but never aspired to the command of above three or four.

他通常只有一两个同伙，从来不希望手下超过三四人。

For years India has attempted to enhance its global profile and leverage and aspired to be a global power by developing military strength.

多年来，印度一直都梦想通过加强军事实力带动本国国际地位的提升，从而实现成为一个真正的世界大国的梦想。

What, I asked her, did she do if the long-only managers aspired to run hedge funds instead?

我问她，如果做多型基金经理立志转做对冲基金，她怎么办？

For centuries people have aspired to understand and control the functions of the mind and brain.

数百年来人们渴望了解和控制的职能，铭记和大脑。

Ramadan was an aspired human that came to earth in search of something he could not find anywhere else.

拉玛丹是一名有志者，来地球寻找他在其它地方都找不到的东西。