He appeals primarily to God's vanity: What will the neighbors think if you destroy them?

他主要唤醒了上帝的虚荣：,如果你毁了他们，你的邻居会怎么想？

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That means it's like alcoholism; they cannot control themselves and it ruins their lives.

这就好像酒鬼一样,他们无法自控,自毁前程

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