我们会说：“当然，只要你幸福，我去做什么都可以”。说这话的语气会把那原本无害处的话变成了一次残忍攻击。

We can say, "Sure, whatever makes you happy," in a tone that turns this innocuous phrase into a vicious blow.

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警方对这一攻击的残忍感到震惊。

Police were shocked by the viciousness of the assault.

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这名男子在费城地铁上用铁榔头残忍地攻击了一位正打盹的乘客。警方说当时没有人上前阻止这个暴行。

Police have arrested a man suspected of brutally attacking a dozing subway passenger with a hammer in Philadelphia, that while police say other riders did nothing to stop the assault.

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