They told her she was in a room next door, so as not to traumatise her.

为不惊吓到她，他们告诉她，母亲就在隔壁房间。

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Rather than let the holiday's excesses defeat and traumatise, the secret is to make the most of your companions, family and friends over the period, suggests Dr Lustig.

勒斯蒂格博士建议，想要远离节日的挫败和失落感，秘诀是与朋友和家人一起过圣诞。

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SCANDALS, recalls, stingy customers, anxious regulators-any one of these would traumatise a chief executive.America's industry for medical devices is suffering from all of them.

美国医疗设备产业正在遭受着这样的折磨，陷入丑闻，召回产品，消费者挑剔，调控者焦虑，这其中的任何一个都足以让企业老总们心惊肉跳。

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But the establishment Republicans' worry is that Mr McCain will provide enough of a shock to traumatise their preferred candidate but not enough to revitalise their ailing party.

ECONOMIST: An elephant never forgives (they say)