It is our belief that it is sin rather than merely a mistake that keeps us caught in the repetition of any self-destructive pattern.

当我们认定它是罪而非错误而已，是这个信念让我们不断地自我毁灭。

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However, it would be a mistake to regard counter-transference problems merely as the growing pains of the beginner.

然而，仅仅把反移情作为初学者成长的烦恼是一个错误。

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It would be a mistake to offer those cuts merely in return for a deal that allows some missile testing today, with more negotiation to come in six months or a year.

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But the PGMO insists that referees are not automatically demoted when they make a high-profile mistake, merely that they are being taken out of the spotlight for a week or so.

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