Scorpion, without hesitation, got upon the back of turtle.

蝎子一听，毫不犹豫地跳到乌龟背上。

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Then the skylark flew up and alighted upon the back of the eagle and began to pick at his feathers.

于是云雀飞起来，扑在鹰的背脊上，啄起鹰的羽毛来了。

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He leaned forward to put his elbows upon the back of her seat and proceeded to make himself volubly agreeable.

他往前倾着身子，把他的胳膊搭在她的椅背上，开始讨人喜欢地聊了起来。

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But if you've not separated yourself from the body while in life, if you're too enmeshed in its concerns, then upon the death of your body your soul will get sucked back in, reincarnated perhaps, in another body.

但假如你没有,在活着时让心灵从身体中抽离,如果你太过于陷入身体的渴求,在你死后,你的灵魂会被吸回这个世界上,可能会转世,进入另一个肉体

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He notes: When we see a stroke aimed and just ready to fall upon the leg or arm of another person, we naturally shrink and draw back our own leg or arm and when it does fall we feel it in some measure and are hurt by it as well as the sufferer.

他说过，当我们看到有人要打,别一个人的腿或手臂，我们会不由自主的畏缩，手脚拢起来,当这一下打下来，某种程度上来说,我们会感受到和被打者一样的疼痛。

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