Whether it is intended or not, the missile launches serve as an implicit reminder to South Korea of the North's ability to inflict massive damage on very short notice.

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The world would suffer because the damage is substantial and it reduces our ability to produce.

世界仍然会受到损伤，因为破坏巨大,它降低了我们生产的能力。

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Other disorders that we'll discuss later on include acquired psychopathy, where damage to parts of your brain, particularly related to the frontal lobes, rob you of the ability to tell right from wrong.

稍后我们还将讨论些其他的障碍,包括,后天性精神紊乱,该病症是由于大脑特定区域遭受损伤,特别是额叶部分,会使你失去分辨是非的能力

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