In Greek mythology, the Sphinx was a terrible monster with the body of a winged lion and the head of a woman.

在古希腊神话里，斯芬克斯是一个狮身人面女怪，长着翅膀。

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But in the West dragon is a terrible monster and is the evil and monster under the samurai sword to the spirits.

而西方的龙却是可怕的怪物，是邪恶的怪兽，是武士们剑下的亡魂。

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If it had to be explained from an ancient story, that is the terrible monster "Nian" were running away, so that meant we could live another happy life this year!

从古代角度来诠释它就是：可怕的年兽已经被我们吓跑了，大家又可以过上一年好日子拉！

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But I just don't think that he is some terrible monster from the Black Lagoon.

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" And Epstein later explained that it possessed "no humanity, only the terrible Frankenstein's monster we have made ourselves into.

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