He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed.

他下了一道命令：他写的所有东西都不得毁掉。

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Besides, in powerful windstorms, sensitive camera equipment would be destroyed.

此外，在强大的暴风中，脆弱的相机设备会被摧毁。

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Some Americans had trouble understanding the economic reason why food had to be destroyed so people could have enough to eat.

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So it seems that humankind is to be destroyed because they irritate the gods with their tumult and noise.

这似乎是人类被毁灭的愿意,因为人类的噪杂惹怒了众神。

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We need to believe that the soul, unlike an engine, can't itself be destroyed, can't itself decompose, can't fall apart.

我们需要相信的是，灵魂和发动机不同，自己不会毁灭，自己不会腐烂，自己不会变成碎片。

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If large depositors are hit hard the fear is that the financial industry will be destroyed.

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Whereas a physical server may be destroyed, the cloud server will still be intact.

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Horse-drawn trolleys ruled cities, too, but had to be destroyed to make way for progress.

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