I look at the world differently now: if police officers can go to someone's house, let them make a cup of tea and the next minute they're dead, then we're living in a world where anything can happen.

现在我看世界不同了：如果警察可以去别人家里，让他们泡一杯茶，下一分钟，他们就死了，我们生活在一个什么都可能发生的世界。

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"I'm not them... I sure as hell wouldn't let it happen to me," she tells the magazine.

“我不是他们…我不可能更确定的就是，这种事情不会发生在我的身上。”她告诉杂志。

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If you continue to badger your parents, you'll only alienate them and frustrate yourself. If the worst that can happen is that checks could bounce or late fees accrue, let the matter rest for a while.

如果你坚持纠缠你父母，你只会让他们更加疏远且让自己灰心丧气，就让这件事暂停一会吧。

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He can let them happen one after another, like little spring shoots of doom.

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The MIT Campus Police are in the constant position of figuring out whether or not to put a stop to the pranks, or to let them happen as long as everyone is kept safe.

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People who "passively let their lives happen to them" lamented "how boring they must seem, " while others "regret the risk not taken, " Brooks wrote.

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