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diatribe

\DAHY-uh-trahyb\, noun:
a bitter verbal attack or speech
1. 恶骂;诽谤;谴责;讽刺

It wasn't an argument, it was a diatribe. I've never seen anything like it. It's an insult to you (the jury).
~J. Tony Serra

by 1581, from Latin diatriba "learned discussion," from Greek diatribe "discourse, study," literally "a wearing away (of time)," from dia- "away" + tribein "to wear, rub."



If you cannot feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
                                                           ~Mother Teresa

如果你未能为一百个人提供所需的食物，那样便为其中一个提供所需吧。
                                                                                                ——德兰修女



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