你也许注意到了上一段中有很多“吓唬人的引号”，但这并不意味着我不确定引号里的词儿是什么意思。

You might have noticed quite a few 'scare quotes' in that paragraph, but it doesn't mean I'm unsure about the what the words inside the quotes mean.

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我让你停止伤害，不是让你停止发出嘶嘶声(吓唬人)！

"I told you to stop hurting - not to stop hissing"!

youdao

大师说，“朋友，你已经放弃了吓唬人们——那对你是不好的！”

Said the Master, "Friend, you have stopped frightening people - that's bad"!

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