I won't get into definitions of what torture is but it would cause somebody tremendous pain and anguish to keep them from sleeping.

我就不解释什么是施刑了,如果不让人睡觉的话,会给人造成巨大的痛苦。

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So, one question is, "What would cause me to perceive somebody as intelligent or stupid, gay or straight, anxious or level-headed?"

第一个问题是，是什么原由让我认为别人是,聪明的，愚蠢的，同性恋的，异性恋的，紧张的，还是冷静的？”

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So, an attribution is a claim about the cause of somebody's behavior and Heider--; Now, there's all sorts of reasons for somebody's behavior.

归因理论就是说,为人的行为找原因，Heider…,人的行为有各种各样的原因。

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