It's slander. You say it's not a sword. But with your pen you torture men.

这是诽谤啊！而你宣称这不是厉剑，却利用你的笔墨去折磨他人。

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We might have less cold outbreaks, which you might say is a good thing, but it's not such a good thing in regions that depend on snowfall for their water supply.

我们可能会少一些冷爆。 你可能会说这是个好事，但对于水的供应依赖于降雪的地区来说，这就不是什么好事了。

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It's just an accident." Wouldn't you then say, "Oh, therefore it has no meaning, it's not a representation of anything, it just looks like something"?

这只是意外“，你难道不会这样说，“哦，因此它没有意义，他不是任何事物的再现，他只是看起来像某物

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On the one hand you say, it's bad that I'm going to die, but I'm not a monster.

一方面你会说，我会死去这点很糟糕，但我不是妖怪。

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If you see a man who is not effeminate, you might ignore it or say maybe he's not really gay after all.

如果你看到不是娘娘腔的同性恋者，你可能会忽视他,或者认为他不是真的同性恋者。

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Yet, it's very easy to say to you that's not a good thing to do.

但是 也可以很轻易地说,那样做不怎么好

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Question: So if you say it's not a gift, it's not a gift?

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You're comfortable, and the cosseting is there when you need it (say, leaning hard into a turn), but it's not forcing you into an uncomfortable position the rest of the time.

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Is there something that the kidnappers would demand that you'd say, well, absolutely not, it's too great a problem and in this out case would outweigh the benefits of saving a single life?

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