self-shielded poison

Parents who verbally abuse their children can do irreparable damage to a child's self esteem that can later poison family relationships and even lead to antisocial behaviour.

另外一项调查显示，那些责骂子女的父母会对子女的自尊造成不可挽救的伤害，以致日后危害家庭关系甚至作出反社会行为。

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Unfortunately, no one was lucky enough to find the cup of hemlock with which one could simply dispose of such a character; for all the poison that envy, calumny, and rancor created did not suffice to destroy that self-sufficient splendor.

可惜我们不幸而不能找到一杯鸠酒，毅然解脱这样的小人之心：因为嫉妒、诽谤、仇恨在我们心中酿成的一切毒液，都不足以消灭他们可以自负的威信：

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