If you caught your son burning ants with a magnifying glass, would it bother you less than if you found him torturing a mouse with a soldering iron?

如果你碰巧看到你的儿子正在用放大镜灼烤蚂蚁，你会有什么感觉？是不是没有比你看到他用烙铁虐待老鼠时那样生气呢？

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Those countries pushed into recession by weaker American demand will, in turn, buy less from both the United States and the rest of the world, magnifying the initial effect.

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