1·The business is in a sorry state.
公司境况真是糟糕。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The fire left Kuwait's oil industry in a sorry state.
大火使科威特的石油工业陷入糟糕的境地。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·How did we get to this sorry state?
人们到底是怎么落到这糟糕境地的？
4·That will be a sorry state of affairs.
那将是一个遗憾的局面。
5·This sorry state of affairs is set to change.
这种令人遗憾的状况即将有所改变。
6·Italian retail banking is in a sorry state.
意大利的零售银行处于一种悲惨的境地。
7·The survey revealed a sorry state of affairs in schools.
那份调查揭示了学校里一种令人遗憾的情形。
8·The SPLM must share the blame for this sorry state of affairs.
苏丹人民解放运动要为现在这种可悲的局面负一定的责任。
9·Given the sorry state of America's job market, it is worth answering.
考虑到美国就业市场的抱歉状况，这是一个值得解答的问题。
10·It never occurred to him that he would be reduced to such a sorry state.
他万万没有想到自己会沦落到如此境地。