It was an absolutely senseless act of violence.

这是毫无意义的暴力行为。

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"There can be no justification for such a senseless act of violence," he said.

“如此愚蠢的暴力行动不会有正当理由，”他说道。

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The judge determined that the crime was not a sudden act of violence; instead it was premeditated and planned.

法官认定这起犯罪不是一种突发的暴力行为，而是经过预谋与计划的。

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"While accepting the fact that Major Nidal Malik Hasan practiced the Islamic faith, we offer no justification for his ungodly and heinous, cowardly act of violence,"

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So all signs of a cosmic battle, or some primordial act of violence between the forces of chaos And evil and the forces of cosmos and good are eliminated.

因此所有宇宙间战争的标志，或者原始的暴行,在混乱邪恶与宇庙美好力量之间的冲突都被消泯。

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The Cain and Abel story which is in Genesis 4:1 through 16 this is the story of the first murder, and it's a murder that happens despite God's warning to Cain that it's possible to master the urge to violence by an act of will.

创世纪》第四章，1到16节，讲述的是该隐和亚伯的故事6,这是人类历史上第一宗谋杀案,尽管上帝警告该隐,邪念会让人暴力相向。

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It could be a horrible thing, like an act of violence or a disfiguring disease.

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For every act of violence meted out to her, Lila has a swift response.

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It is an act of violence that would have been heartbreaking had it occurred anyplace in America.

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