Lost cause? 成功无望
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, "<span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: <span word="By">By</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lofty">lofty</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="smacks">smacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="litter">litter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="uncaring">uncaring</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="litter">litter</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="cans">cans</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="leaflets">leaflets</span> <span word="educating">educating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environs">environs</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>.</p><p><span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>.</p><p><span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="hopeless">hopeless</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talent">talent</span>.</p>
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