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The winter's frost must rend the burr of the nut before the fruit is seen.
只要冬天的寒霜撕碎了堅果的芒刺，才能看到果實。
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And who are you that men should rend their bosom and unveil their pride, that you may see their worth naked and their pride unabashed?
你又憑什么？他們就該為你袒露胸膛，顯露出他們的矜持，以便讓你看清他們真實的價值和他們的尊嚴？
No turbulent rows over health reforms (or U-turns) rend the air as they do in England, where the coalition government has just relaunched plans to transform the English NHS.
對于醫(yī)療改革（或者說“掉頭”）的吵鬧的抗議隊伍并不像在英格蘭那么響徹云霄，英格蘭的聯(lián)合政府剛剛重啟改革英格蘭健康保險制度的計劃。

Haze opened the door and released the thumb and then slammed the door again."A howl arose that would rend almost any heart."
海斯把門打開，讓他把拇指抽回去，之后又,砰地把門關(guān)上了，撕心裂肺的嚎叫聲“
耶魯公開課 - 1945年后的美國小說課程節(jié)選
Why is it necessary to rend something, to make it soul or whole? Is it necessary?
為什么要撕破某樣東西，它才能完美呢，這有必要嗎？
耶魯公開課 - 現(xiàn)代詩歌課程節(jié)選
What you want to ask about all these things that I'm putting in front of you is, "Are these supposed to rend our hearts?"
你們有沒有什么問題想問我的，在給你們呈現(xiàn)了那么多,畫面后，這些是不是也會令我們感到揪心呢？
耶魯公開課 - 1945年后的美國小說課程節(jié)選

So when did the class distinctions that now rend angling enter into the game?
ECONOMIST: Come fly with me