And my laziness, enabled by the generosity of others, had the side effect of reducing my faith in my abilities to work through the places I got stuck.
而那些有能力帮助我的慷慨的朋友们却在一定程度上助长了我的懒惰，毁掉了我相信自己可以跨过难关的信念。
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The decades of oppression and brutality had another, unexpected effect, and that was it produced men of such extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity that their like may never be known again.