To tug the heart strings, they were shown a picture of a girl called Lina and a bracelet that she had knitted.

为了使实验任务扣人心弦，实验人员还给志愿者呈现了一个名叫莉娜的秘鲁贫困女孩的照片，还有一只她编织的手镯。

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The thought wrung Tom's heart-strings.

这个想法使汤姆动了恻隐之心。

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The strings in your heart, even if the guest to tea cool, there is still a little song rings, still have full slowly osmanthus trees companion and into a bouquet.

心有琴弦，纵然客去茶凉，仍有小曲缓缓响起，仍有满树桂花知音而化为酒香。

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Most donors prefer to contribute to causes that tug at the heart strings, such as education.

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With the muscular form of Michelangelo's David setting hearts a-flutter outside the Galleria dell'Accademia, and comely Renaissance maidens in every gallery, it's the artistic heart of Florence that plucks at the heart strings.

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The acceptable adaptations far outnumber the offensive, with the trademark growling guitars chugging at the heart-strings in an almost comforting manner.

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