On some level, forgetfulness would just ease the grievousness of this miserable new psychological dynamic with which they are tormented.

在某种程度上，遗忘可以缓解痛苦,这痛苦来自于新的悲惨的心理变化,他们为此备受折磨。

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No continent, you could argue, had ever been quite made readymade if you want--for railroads quite like North America.

没有哪个大陆,你可以为此争辩,像北美这样,及其适合铁路的发展

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