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English has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.

英语伤我千百遍，我待英语如初恋。

Failure is never quite so frightening as regret do.

比失败更令人恐惧的是懊悔。

The Koran recommends fasting as a penance before pilgrimages.

《古兰经》劝告人们在朝圣前斋戒，以作为一种补赎。