Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.

有些父母把杯子弄脏，有些父母把杯子弄裂，还有少数父母将孩子的童年摧毁成不可收拾的碎片。

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It will not crack or shatter like glass, yet it is crystal clear and lightweight.

不像玻璃那样容易破裂或打碎，而且它完全透明、质量轻。

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Hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" is a process of forcing water mixed with chemicals through deep wells to shatter and crack hard shale rocks to release the gas inside.

BBC: Hydraulic fracturing