Peppers sting the tongue.

胡椒蜇舌头。

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Sami Chugg, 45, says she was bedridden before turning to the unusual treatment, which USES bees held against the sufferer's back to sting the area around the spine.

45岁的萨米·卡戈多年前患多发性硬化症，卧床不起。她最终勇敢地选择了蜂毒疗法，即让蜜蜂叮咬脊柱附近部位。

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What had totally pulled out the sting in our hearts happened one week ago.

真正把我心中那根刺拔去的是发生在大概一周前的事情。

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The event is expected to include performances by musicians including Sting, John Legend,and the Roots.

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Because when we see that something is just necessary, we-- it reduces the sting of it.

因为当我们认识到有些事是必然的-,它便感少了我们对它的痛苦。

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Well, if that's right, and if we then realize that there's nothing I can do about the fact that I'm going to die, then perhaps some of the sting, some of the bite, is eliminated.

如果那是对的话，如果我们意识到,我们无法改变我们会死去的事实，那么也许有些刺痛，有些痛苦便消除了。

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Y. wanted to preserve a beloved family asset and sting the IRS, too.

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The incident led to heated debate within the Arsenal defensive ranks and seemed to sting the home team into life.

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But the crime, the looting, and the other betrayals of societal trust are what often sting the worst, or at least leave the most bitter taste in peoples mouths.

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