It is a shame that he should attempt to injure the reputation of an honest man.

他试图伤害一个老实人的名誉，那是可耻的。

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"I can guarantee that I did not attempt to injure Petr, and I am very upset that the collision has resulted in such a bad injury," he said.

“我可以保证我不是有意要伤害皮特，我对于这次冲突导致如此严重受伤感到非常难受”他说。

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That was the year skater Tonya Harding was implicated in a violent attempt to injure rival Nancy Kerrigan .

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Mr Kaufmann said it was not clear whether it was an accident or a deliberate attempt to injure Van Gogh, but afterwards both men agreed to tell the police the self-harm story to protect Gauguin.

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The police said the attack was sectarian and a "serious attempt to kill or injure someone".

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