在经济大萧条时期，冯内古特那患有间歇性精神疾病的母亲意图通过撰写短篇小说获取收入；尝试未果，她自杀了。
During the Depression his mother, who had bouts of mental illness, turned to writing short stories to generate income; when this failed, she committed suicide.
他使她的死亡看起来像是自杀，企图以此掩盖自己的罪行。
He had attempted to cover his tracks by making her death appear like suicide.
她试图割腕自杀。
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