They had already been cut to the heart (v. 3).

他们已经被削减到心脏(诉3)。

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Knowledge is power. It's your shield when someone disagrees with a business idea, and it's a sword to cut to the heart of what really matters.

知识就是力量，当有人不同意你的经营理念，它就是你的盾牌，是一把砍去你心中疑虑的剑。

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Now it was not just any old cake. It came in the round cake pans, and I baked it, but then I attempted to cut out a heart and used pink icing and decorated it.

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She was a brilliant debater who could cut to the heart of the matter and focus the discussion.

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Displaying a no-nonsense style that would have won a few extra viewer votes, Middlemiss cut to the heart of the debate - ratings.

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The troubles "cut to the heart of everything Indiana people like to think about themselves: Don't cheat and graduate kids, " said Fred Glass, Indiana's third-year athletic director.

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