来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡 第1集 第1集》

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  and I hope at the end of the semester you'll agree with me,
  也希望在这个学期末你们能赞同我
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  because I think they're true
  因为我相信那是真实的
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  and I hope you'll end up believing the truth.
  我希望你们最终会相信这个事实
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  But I should say that the crucial point
  但我得说关键不是
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  isn't for you to agree with me.
  你们要赞同我
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  The crucial point is for you to think for yourself.
  关键在于让你们自己思考
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  And so what I'm really doing is inviting you to take a good,
  我要你们做的就是冷静地
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  cold, hard look at death,
  客观地看待死亡
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  and to face it and think about it in a way
  并勇于面对 以一种我们从未
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  that most of us don't do.
  用过的方法去思考
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  If you, at the end of the semester,
  如果你在这个学期末
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  haven't agreed with me about this particular claim
  还是不赞同我的观点