Jusu says she was tormented when she heard Allieu confess to the killing of her daughter and grandchild.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

On some level, forgetfulness would just ease the grievousness of this miserable new psychological dynamic with which they are tormented.

在某种程度上，遗忘可以缓解痛苦,这痛苦来自于新的悲惨的心理变化,他们为此备受折磨。

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It was probably the pivotal point of our friendship when he realized I had actually spent some hours thinking about him and his troubles and he was trying to place that in his tremendously involved and tormented mental categories.

这或许是我们之间友谊的关键时刻,他知道我的确用了许多时间考虑他和他的困境,在他陷入极其复杂的痛苦的精神危机时,他更是急于想了解这一点。

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And I couldn't sleep over the weekend. I've been tormented.

可整个周末，我都因此而寝食难安。

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