表示同情 reassure others
express sympathy
- 你最好对约翰最近的不幸表示同情。
You'd better commiserate John on his recent misfortunes. - 美国和日本已经禁止从英国进口生猪和猪肉制品。内阁大臣M对于英国的农场主表示同情。
The United States and Japan have banned British pigs and pork products. Cabinet Minister Ed Miliband expressed sympathy for Britain's farmers. - 许多州都有最轻判决的规定,这使法官无法表示同情,即便在有的案例急需同情的情况下也不行。
Many states have mandatory minimum sentences, which remove judges' discretion to show mercy, even when the circumstances of a case cry out for it.