Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.

林赛没被伤着，但那匹马不得不被宰掉。

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An earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, was not strong enough to be recorded on distant instruments, but it completely destroyed the city.

摩洛哥阿加迪尔发生的地震，虽然不足以使遥远的仪器记录下来，但却彻底摧毁了这座城市。

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But if invisible things can't be destroyed, the soul can't be destroyed.

但如果无形的东西不会毁灭，那灵魂就不会毁灭。

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Opponents of the Sherman Anti-Trust Bill said its purpose was not to destroy trusts, but to make the public believe that trusts would be destroyed.

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Harmony is indeed invisible in sense Number 1, you cannot see it with your eyes, but for all that, it can be destroyed.

和声用无形的第一种解读方式理解，确实是无形的，你看不见它，但是它可以毁灭。

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But anything that's simple can't be destroyed in that way it has no parts to take apart.

但是任何简单的东西不会毁灭,因为它们没有部分，不会被拆开。

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But the populace now is beginning to recognize that peace not Total Peace but one where America can be hurt but not destroyed or fundamentally crippled has broken out.

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Horse-drawn trolleys ruled cities, too, but had to be destroyed to make way for progress.

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And the statement in the book that's usually used to describe the theme is a man can be destroyed but not defeated.

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