From the pics we need to grasp the blade when drawing it out or back.

看刀谱图上拔刀出鞘或还刀入鞘手需抓在刀条上。

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So, mishaps are like knives that either seve us or cut us as we grasp them by the handle or blade.

所以，灾难就像刀子，握住刀柄就可以为我们服务，拿住刀刃则会割破手。

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Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us as we grasp them by the handle or blade. (James Russell Lowell, American poetess and critic).

灾难就像刀子，握住刀柄就可以为我们服务，拿住刀刃则会割破手。(美国女诗人、批评家洛威尔j R)。

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