•The country has been beset by economic woes for the past decade.过去十年来这个国家一直受到经济困难的困扰。

•Unusually poor harvests have added to the country's woes.罕见的差收成加剧了该国的灾难。

•Her face was lined and full of woe.她满脸皱纹，一副悲伤的表情。

•He told me a real tale of woe about how he had lost both his job and his house in the same week.他给我讲了一个真实的不幸遭遇，是关于他如何在一周内既失业又失去房子。

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•This is the second time he's been sent home from school this week, so woe betide him if it happens again!这是他本周内第二次从学校被赶回了家，要是再发生一次这样的事，他就要倒楣了。

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•I'm cold and wet and I haven't even got enough money for my bus fare home. Oh woe is me!我又冷又湿，连买张回家的公共汽车票的钱也不够。真是惨啊！