Satan's spear is to the tallest pine what the tallest pine is to a little, bitty wand.

撒旦的长矛对于最高的松木而言就如同最高的松木,对比一根小小的棍子一般大。

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If I strike you in a vulnerable place with a stick that has a bronze butt on it, it could well kill you.

如果我用一根有铜质尾部的棍子,刺你的软肋的话,很可能就是一击必杀

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