Much of the time this' pain-body 'lies dormant, but anything that resonates with past hurts (even a chance innocent remark) can trigger it into an active mode.

这种“情感痛体”大部分时间处于睡眠状态，但是，可与过去受到的伤害共鸣的任何事(甚至一个毫无恶意的意外)可以引发起变成活跃状态。

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And the other medications for asthma often demanded a more powerful reckoning, cruel side effects like weight gain or stunted growth or humped back that could conceivably one day be visited upon the innocent perfection of her little boy's body.

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Also, as UK policemen are trained to 'shoot to stop' by aiming at the trunk of the body - this can result in innocent people being killed.

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