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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坚果的芒刺，才能看到果实。
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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?
你又凭什么？他们就该为你袒露胸膛，显露出他们的矜持，以便让你看清他们真实的价值和他们的尊严？
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.
对于医疗改革（或者说“掉头”）的吵闹的抗议队伍并不像在英格兰那么响彻云霄，英格兰的联合政府刚刚重启改革英格兰健康保险制度的计划。

Haze opened the door and released the thumb and then slammed the door again."A howl arose that would rend almost any heart."
海斯把门打开，让他把拇指抽回去，之后又,砰地把门关上了，撕心裂肺的嚎叫声“
耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选
Why is it necessary to rend something, to make it soul or whole? Is it necessary?
为什么要撕破某样东西，它才能完美呢，这有必要吗？
耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选
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?"
你们有没有什么问题想问我的，在给你们呈现了那么多,画面后，这些是不是也会令我们感到揪心呢？
耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

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