2 sentences

1. 这是一次艰难的远征。

   zhè shì yī​cì jiān​nán de yuǎn​zhēng.

   This was a hard expedition.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 另一次向西的远征也以同样的命运而告终。

   lìng yī​cì xiàng​xī de yuǎn​zhēng yě yǐ tóng​yàng de mìng​yùn ér gào​zhōng.

   Another expedition towards the West met the same fate.

   Source: CCMatrix