"Addiction" provides only a pallid and imprecise analogy for the human relationship to war; parasitism — or even predation — is more to the point.

如果用来比喻人类与战争的关系，“上瘾”显得那么的苍白无力，也有失准确，“寄生”要更加切中要害一些，甚至说成“掠夺”也不为过。

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Put a tie on and you instantly feel better, look smarter and, if it's a good tie, will be able to use it to distract from your pallid complexion.

佩戴领带让你立刻感觉很好，看上去精干，并且如果是一个好的领带，它可以很好的掩盖你苍白的脸色。

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That day, they were orange, a pallid fire that would soon flicker at Hattie’s wrists, shoulders, and the insides of her thighs.

那天，他们是橙色，一簇暗淡的火焰很快就会燃烧在海蒂的手腕、肩膀，和大腿内侧。

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Fluorescent bulbs emit a pallid, bleached light that is okay for hallways and porches, but which fails to flatter and provide a good quality of light for living rooms.

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While he may have already capitulated to Union troops, she enlists the stalwart Confederate general of her imagination to fight one more losing battle with the new Southern male, a pallid spawn who can't shoot, can't hunt, can't fight, and can't play cards.

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"Twilight" settles for pallid heavy petting and a return engagement in the not-too-distant future.

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