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trag.e.dy5trAdV7E7dina very sad event or situation, esp. one involving death or suffering, or a play or literature about death or suffering灾难，不幸; 悲剧The Holocaust is one of the greatest tragedies the world has ever known. [C]对犹太人的大屠杀是世人所知道的最大的惨事之一。The pilot averted a tragedy when he succeeded in preventing the plane from crashing. [C]驾驶员成功地阻止了飞机的坠毁，避免了一场悲剧。Hitler's invasion of Poland led to the tragedy of the Second World War. [C]希特勒入侵波兰导致了第二次世界大战这场灾难。Seeing so many disasters on television makes us less sensitive to human tragedy and suffering. [U]在电视上看到这么多灾祸使我们对人类的灾难和苦难变得麻木了。His life was touched by hardship and personal tragedy. [U]艰难和个人不幸影响了他的生活。They had only recently arrived in London when tragedy struck in the form of their son being killed in an accident. [U]他们最近才到伦敦，却就遭遇不幸----他们的儿子在一起事故中死去。It's a tragedy (that) so many young people are unable to find jobs. [C + (that) clause]不幸的是这么多年轻人不能找到工作。Shakespeare's tragedies (= plays about suffering that end sadly) include 'Hamlet', 'King Lear' and 'Othello'. [C]莎士比亚的悲剧有《哈姆雷特》、《李尔王》和《奥赛罗》。In Greek tragedy (= plays about death or suffering), the role of the chorus is to express the audience's reactions to what is happening in the play. [U]在希腊悲剧中，合唱的作用是表达观众对剧中所发生的事的反响。The play is a combination of tragedy and farce/comedy. [U]这出戏集悲剧与闹剧/喜剧于一身。
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