Qat, the mildly euphoria-inducing leaf that most Yemeni men while away their afternoons chewing, is one powerful pacifier.

大多数也门人消磨下午时光的时候，所嚼的能导致轻度兴奋的叶子咖塔（Qat），是种强力的镇定剂。

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Since nobody managed to pluck so much as one leaf of the tree, the king assembled the wise men to explain the magic spell.

看到人们连一片树叶也摘不到，国王就召集身边的几位智者，让他们搞清楚这棵树到底有什么魔力。

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They are expected to disavow music, videos, cigarettes and qat, the leaf Somali men chew most afternoons to get mildly high.

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The most lucrative import is qat, a stimulating leaf chewed by Somali men.

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