the tragedy of life

基本解释

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but what they miss.
生活的悲剧不在于人们受到多少苦，而在于人们错过了。
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but what they miss. （Thomas Carlyle, British essayist and historian）
生活的悲剧不在于人们受到多少苦，而在于人们错过了什么。
The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but what they miss. ——Thomas Carlyle, British essayist and historian.
生活的悲剧不在于人们受到多少苦，而在于人们错过了什么。——英国散文家、历史学家卡莱尔T。

The President, as you know, made remarks about the case and the tragedy of the loss of life here.
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