"Crown of thorns" nghĩa là gì?

"Crown of thorns" = mão gai (của Chúa Jesus đội trước khi bị đóng đinh) -> nghĩa là điều gây ra sự đau đớn, đau khổ tột cùng.
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I can't stand to see how sick she has become. This illness is a real crown of thorns.
This class is my crown of thorns. No matter how much I study, I just keep getting awful grades.
The Spaniards who conquered (chế ngự) Central America and South America called them "manzanita de la muerte", or "little apple of death". The reason is probably that Manchineel fruit contains many toxins, It's a crown of thorns for people to eat, even death.
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