Indeed, the Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross in the 16th century coined the term the "dark night" of the soul to describe a characteristic stage in the growth of some spiritual masters.

实际上，西班牙的神秘学家圣十字约翰在16世纪就创造了精神的“暗夜”这个词来描写精神大师成长过程中的这个富有特点的阶段。

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Now our hero is finally on his fateful quest, crossing paths with all manner of creatures - elves and goblins and Voldemort's pet snake - and steeling himself to cross wands with the Dark Lord.

而我们现在的主人公则是在他宿命的道路上前行，与他相遇的各式各样的生物——家养小精灵、妖精还有伏地魔的宠物蛇——并且磨练自己以求与黑魔王的最终对决。

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There's no reason to cross over to the dark side of manipulation; you can get what you want without being excessive or forceful.

没有理由操作过度，适得其反。只要不太过分，太强迫，你就能得到你想要的。

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As Friday's service began, three Sikh musicians in dark turbans sat cross-legged on the ground next to a row of six coffins and large, framed photos of the dead.

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"It's like a cross between dark-meat turkey and pork, " said Mark Scarbrough, co-author of the cookbook "Goat: Meat, Milk, Cheese, " which came out last year.

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Dark Souls invites us to criss-cross a world.

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