To tolerate his teaching would seem to trivialize it in some sense, to render it harmless.

若容忍了他的学说,则似乎让它看似平凡，视其为无害。

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About 80% of the cyanide at that point is gone, so it does render the root much more safe.

这时大约百分之八十的氰化物都跑掉了，因此这确实可以使这些根更加安全。

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