Gao emphasizes that what he does is not just simply apologizing for others, but mostly being like a intercessor to alleviate disputes.

高曙东一再强调，自己做的并非简单的道歉，更多的是扮演调解矛盾的“和事老”角色。

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Conviction of sin fastened upon him; he saw himself, without an intercessor, in the presence of a holy and just Judge.

自知有罪的感觉紧紧地逼着他，他看出自己在一位圣洁公义的审判者面前并没有一位中保。

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After many years of mistrust and suspicion and violence, there must be an intercessor that will guarantee both sides that what ever is agreed is going to be executed.

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