A friend of mine told me that there is nothing admirable about avoiding hurt.

我的一个朋友告诉我回避受伤害毫无任何地方值得可敬。

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In the past, guidelines have led to reduced sales and hurt agricultural markets. In 1977, the guidelines recommended avoiding cholesterol. That recommendation led to a decline in egg sales.

营养指南过去导致了销售下降并损害了农业市场。在1977年，该指南建议避免食用胆固醇。这一建议导致了鸡蛋销售下降。

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We put up walls to protect our selves from the hurt, but the hurt we are avoiding isn't outside ourselves, it's inside.

我们为了保护自己不受伤害而建立起了围墙，然而那些我们想要避免的伤害并非来自外界，而是来自内心。

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They're interested in avoiding systemic crises that would hurt the little guy as much as the big guy, that would hurt everybody.

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In the meantime, there is a risk that the Berlusconi government's knife could follow the line of least resistance, avoiding any cuts that would hurt the powerful vested interests that seek to block any attempt at reform in Italy.

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