很可怕的事

a terrible thing

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a terrible thing Can refer to either a frightening event or a seriously bad act.
CH: 我听说他做了一件很可怕的事。
EN: I heard he did something terrible.

“星际航行者有时会对人做很可怕的事。”

Interstellar travelers sometimes do terrible things to people.

你干了很可怕的事

You did something terrible.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

我知道,我做了很可怕的事。

I know. I did something terrible.

没有,我发现很可怕的事…不…

No, I discovered something terrifying… no…

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)