Since all this happened in the weeks and months immediately after Eva’s second failed suicide bid, the way to the tyrant’s heart was obviously through self-violence.
这些都是接连发生在爱娃第二次自杀行动失败的几个月甚至几周的时间里，可谓是一种让恶魔垂怜的自虐策略。
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Revenge leads to a self-perpetuating cycle of violence.
怨怨相报会导致永不休止的暴力。
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Study author Brad Bushman says "American society seems to believe that self-esteem is the cure all for every social ill, from bad grades to teen pregnancies to violence."