Perhaps it had been "ritually killed" at the end of its life, like other Bronze-Age objects.

也许像其他青铜时代的物品一样，它在生命结束时被“仪式性地杀死”了。

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I ritually write a column summarizing the new theories of each of my years.

我虔诚的写下了这篇专栏文章，包含了我大学生活每一年所得出的新鲜结论。

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Not for nothing is the speaker of the House of Commons ritually dragged unwillingly to his chair.

下议院议长根据仪式挪到他椅子上时不情不愿不是没有理由的。

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Under Islamic religious practices, Muslims cannot eat pork or animals that have not been ritually slaughtered.

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But the ancient Egyptians would also, it is said, ritually bury redheaded men alive.

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One story has it that Seong forced an ex-boyfriend to ritually burn gifts from former girlfriends.

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