| 1 | She bewailed her misfortune. | |
| 2 | Some Chinese lament that this is already happening. | |
| 3 | She lamented to us about her wretched lot. | |
| 4 | I was bemoaning my lack of success with writing and dance. | |
| 5 | But as they were bewailing their misery to each other this strange thing happened. |