Consider Laura Hillenbrand, who despite an extremely weak body wrote the best-seller Seabiscuit.

以劳拉·希伦布兰德为例，她尽管身体极其虚弱，却写了畅销书《奔腾年代》。

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Practising austerities for six years, he was extremely tough on himself and put himself through many difficult tests after which was became so weak his body was nothing more than skin and bones.

实行了六年的苦行，他受到了极度艰苦，让自己通过很多困难的考验，随后身体变得如此虚弱，瘦骨如柴。

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