Cutting is a way of reacting to emotional tension or pain.

切割是对情绪紧张或痛苦做出反应的一种方式。

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Although some people who cut do attempt suicide, it's usually because of the emotional problems and pain that lie behind their desire to self-harm, not the cutting itself.

虽然有些自伤人是企图自杀，这通常是由于情绪问题和痛苦，这背后反映出来的愿望是自我伤害，而不是切割本身。

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Cutting that agency would not only save money but also reduce pain.

废除这个部门不仅省钱还能减少痛苦。

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It got off on a macho, but false, premise: that the path out was by mutual pain: raising taxes and cutting entitlements.

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But a report for the FPI by the Institute of Fiscal Studies has suggested that families with children have borne a disproportionate share of the pain from measures aimed at cutting the deficit.

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The U.S. Federal Reserve has tried to cushion the pain of the Great Recession by cutting interest rates to zero.

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