They bless if used well; they curse when abused.

使用得当，它们就赐福于人；滥加使用，它们就降祸于人。

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Alcohol is very harmful when abused, so much so that it's difficult for me to tell people to start drinking for their health.

酗酒贻害无穷，以至于我很难开口劝说人们为了健康而开始饮酒。

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Peter Isely was sexually abused by a priest when he was 13.

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