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One son after another pulled and twisted with all of his strength, but the sticks would not break.

儿子们一个接一个竭尽全力地拉扯着，扭动着，可就是折不断。

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To harness our brains, we want to let the brain's brilliant mechanisms run as intended-i.e., not to be twisted.

要开发我们的大脑，我们就要让大脑出色的机制按要求运行，也就是说，不要扭曲它。

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Extra care is needed not to break up the twisted, strange-looking roots;

VOA: special.2009.04.07

Moving seems like the rational response to so much destruction, to having your life crumpled and twisted not once but two times.

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But companies should be happy that they are not having their arms twisted into buying other sorts of advice from their auditor's colleagues.

ECONOMIST: Accountancy

How could you not feel guilty tossing your empty Twisted Tea or Keystone cans there?

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