I think it's worth thinking about, at least for a moment, of the oddity of this terrible act of self-mutilation.

我认为这值得思考，至少值得思考一会，有关自毁形象的怪异之处。

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This is a terrible moment of realization on the part of the speaker.

这对讲述者来说是个可怕的领悟。

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