The old woman prayed to be let off.

老妇人祈求得到宽恕。

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A lot of his organization's clients thought they were going to be let off because they were innocent.

他的机构的相当多委托人都曾认为自己会被无罪释放。

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Yet what the industry and its defenders demand is, of course, precisely that it be let off the hook for the damage it causes.

然而，水力压裂行业及其捍卫者所要求的，却正是对自身造成的损失一推了之。

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And there are many people in sort of common sense who might think "Gee, if only I could just use my rationality, think reasonably and rationally and not let my emotions guide my behavior I'd be much better off."

有许多有常识的人,也许会想,要是我能用我的理性，合理思考,不让情感指导行为,我会做得更好“

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We're delighted service members will be let off this particular hook, but why doesn't everyone else warrant the same dispensation?

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So Russia may well be let off the hook yet again partly, perhaps, because of Yugoslavia, and partly because elections are coming.

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But bankers say that, with so many eyes on Pakistan, it is unlikely to be let off the hook for long.

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