You said that you would raze the old house to the ground; that you would root up every tree in the gardens to find your dead friend.

你说过，为了寻找你死去的朋友，你要把古老的府邸夷为平地，把花园里每一棵树都连根拔起。

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Mrs Jaconelli said she was the "sole survivor of a council policy to raze Dalmarnock to the ground".

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That should be the vision -- not threats to raze Israeli cities to the ground.

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Yesterday, the Supreme Leader of Iran came out and said that if any action is taken against his country, he will raze the cities in Israel of Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground.

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