Even those parents who seemed hard and demanding would just melt at the thought of their child in tears over a failed test or a broken fingernail.

即使看上去强硬而又苛求的家长，一想到他们的子女因考试不及格或弄破了手指而掉眼泪的时候，也会立即融化。

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But then again, how many things happened in reality today? How many hearts were truly broken? And how much tears freely flowed? Too many.

但话又说回来，有多少事情是今天真的发生的？有多少人真的心碎难过？还有多少泪水流下？太多了。

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At that time my tears like a broken line of beads to fall off.

那时候我的眼泪像断了线的珠子似的往下掉。

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The father of a boy slain in a mass school shooting in December has broken down in tears at a US Senate hearing on a proposed assault weapons ban.

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One had broken down in tears during their testimony.

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At the 2012 finals, Mali's most decorated footballer -- who boasts three Spanish La Liga titles and two European Champions League medals among other trophies -- had broken down in tears as Islamists took control of the north of his country amidst fierce fighting.

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