The life of regular movements is a severe trial.

定期的转场表演是一项严峻的考验。

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There is always something to learn about effective fathering, what is more, being a successful father is a severe trial, a baffling and comprehensive examination which has no end.

做一个合格的父亲岂止是一门学问，实在是一场严峻的考验，是一场漫长的高难度综合考试。

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When we find ourselves in a severe trial, say, car totaled and have no money to replace it, or diagnosed with a severe sickness, such as cancer, or just lost a job, what are some of our reactions?

当我们处在一些非常艰难的困境、试炼当中，比如说汽车被撞坏而没有钱修理，或是患了很严重的疾病如癌症，或刚失去了一份工作，我们的最基本反应是如何呢？

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Most criminal convictions in America come from plea bargains, in which defendants exchange their right to a trial for less severe prosecution or a shorter jail sentence.

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Over-prosecution is a tool prosecutors often use to get criminal defendants to plead guilty rather than risk a more severe sentence if they go to trial.

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In a trial of 262 patients with severe IBS, 62% of those who received the fake treatment got better, according to results published in the British Medical Journal.

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