If they believe you need to be stoned to think of such things, you should pity them for their very limited imaginations.

如果他们真的认为你得喝醉了才能想出这样的东西，你其实应该同情他们贫乏的想象力。

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Saint Peter let himself be moved by pity and opened heaven's gate just wide enough for the lame tailor to slip his lean body inside.

彼得被他的话打动了，把天堂的门开了一条窄窄的缝，让瘦小的瘸腿裁缝溜了进来。

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Some people lost the right to be a director or senior manager, and suffered from pariah status in a country where there is little pity for failure.

一些人失去当董事或高管的权利，在这个对失败者从不讲情面的国度，这些人到处受人啐弃。

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There will be no pity for the Niners in defeat.

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And that would be a pity, for the world would benefit from having a thoughtful green movement.

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However, even this gloom can be turned into a positive for those making money from seductionology - you should embrace the self-pity, for having been through a phase as a predatory would-be Lothario leaves you ready for real commitment.

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