来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡 第24集 第24集》

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  it seems pretty plausible to say
  那么毋庸置疑
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  the precise moment at which suicide would become rational
  有理由自杀的确切时刻
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  would be exactly that moment at which
  就是你的生活变得
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  your life became not worth having.
  生不如死的那一刻
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  But you might not have that kind of control.
  但你或许没有这种控制力
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  Suppose that what you've got is a degenerative disease
  假设你得了某种退行性疾病
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  that is going to progressively strip you of the ability
  它会逐渐使你失去
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  to control your body.
  控制自己身体的能力
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  Still, your mind works for a much longer time.
  但是 你的意识还很清醒
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  And so, for a period of time,
  那么在一段时间内
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  you're basically stuck in your hospital bed
  你就是躺在医院的病床上
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  being fed by somebody else.
  别人给你喂饭