If I strike you in a vulnerable place with a stick that has a bronze butt on it, it could well kill you.

如果我用一根有铜质尾部的棍子,刺你的软肋的话,很可能就是一击必杀

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So, if a stranger slips on a banana peel and lands on his butt, I might laugh because I'm not overcome by compassion.

所以，看到陌生人踩蕉皮,摔个屁股着地，我会笑,因为我对他的同情不是很强烈。

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