We'll tear them apart and burn the pieces. I don't relish the thoughtof killing another creature, even a sadistic one like James.

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She'd think he did it! It would be better to be the boyfriend, and act outraged, and tear the funhouse apart. Not act; be.

她还会以为就是他干的呢，当那个男朋友就更好了，可以做出受了侮辱的样子，把开心馆闹个天翻地覆。

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The reason this fulfillment is important and can be valued is, - according to Richards, that these needs-- unless they are organized or harmonized so that they work together in what he sometimes calls a "synthesis"-- can actually tear us apart.

这种满足之所以重要而有价值是因为，根据Richards的观点，我们的需求-,如果没有被和谐地组织起来,形成一个综合体-,它们会将我们粉碎。

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