来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡 第1集 第1集》

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  Shelly's the name that I respond to.
  我会回应雪莱这个名字
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  I will, eventually, respond to Professor Kagan,
  当然 我也会回应卡根教授这个称呼
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  but the synapses take a bit longer for that.
  不过我会反应慢一些
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  It's not the name I immediately recognize.
  因为对于这个称呼我并不敏感
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  I have found that over the years,
  我发现 过去这些年
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  fewer and fewer students feel comfortable calling me Shelly.
  喜欢叫我雪莱的同学越来越少了
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  When I was young, it seemed to work.
  我年轻的时候 还有不少人这么称呼我
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  Now I'm gray and august.
  现在我"德高望重"了
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  But if you're comfortable with it,
  如果你们觉得这样叫顺嘴的话
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  it's the name that I prefer to be called by.
  我还是更喜欢你们这样称呼我
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  Now, as I say,
  现在 如我所说
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  this is a class on death.
  这是一门关于死亡的课程