By the time I was seven, I was accustomed to seeing dead people lying in the street, or hung from telephone poles, or thrown into ditches with their throats cut.

到了七岁时，我已对那些或横卧街头、或挂在电话杆上、或被割断喉咙扔在水沟里的尸体见惯不怪。

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Chickens and turkeys have it the worst there: Nearly all of the 9 billion slaughtered each year are conscious when their throats are cut, and, according to the USDA, millions are boiled alive.

鸡和火鸡最惨：几乎每年90亿被屠宰的鸡和火鸡，当它们喉咙被切断时还有意识，据美国农业部的调查，数百万被活活煮死。

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They cut down the forests and they cut each other's throats with equal energy.

他们也以同样的精力相互厮杀，割断对手的喉咙。

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One grim possibility is Mr Seselj and his cut-throats have been allowed to settle scores with the more enlightened figures in Serbia's narrow political spectrum.

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They couldn't resolve issues on how much to cut - Europe and the U.S. were at each other's throats.

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Some of the inmates were killed by gunshot wounds and hand grenade blasts - others were found with their throats cut.

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