1.Well-justified paranoia drives them to rough up a well-meaning Ossi escapee who offers to help.

rough up 粗暴对待；殴打；对…动粗

He was fired from his job after roughing up a colleague.

殴打一名同事后，他被辞退了8i6HRDutYgray=。

2.Ms Merriman weaves these strands together skilfully, offering enough context to explain her characters’ actions without distracting from their adventures.

distract from 转移；使从…分心

These things distract from the great questions of purpose and meaning.

种种此般皆让人无法聚焦于关乎生命意义与目的的问题OBjj&J5C)@。

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