Impatience is often a precursor to self-punishment, so stop way before the red light hits.
焦躁通常是自我惩罚的前兆，因此，你得赶快在红灯亮起之前停下来。
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For decades I read this catalogue of crimes and thumbed its pages each day for fresh evidence of guilt, shame and justification for self-punishment.
几十年来，我阅读自己的罪恶，每天每天为这些罪恶和耻辱寻找新的证据，为自我惩罚寻找合理的依据。
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In the face of sin, Dimmesdale, after seven years 'self-punishment, finally comes to confess his sin and repent in the God's grace, hence attaining atonement in his death.