来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡第12集第12集》

But if it did happen, it could happen.

但如果真的发生了也是有可能的
Well, maybe that's what we should say.

也许我们只能这么总结
But again, all I can tell you is,

但是再一次我能告诉你们的是
I find that too big a price to pay.

我觉得这实在是不容易办到
People can't be in two places.

一个人不可能同时出现于两处
It's one thing to say people are space-time worms

一种说法认为人类是时空虫
extended through space and extended through time.

在空间和时间之中不断延伸发展
It's another thing to say that

还有一种说法是
they are Y-shaped space-time worms.

人类是以这种Y字型结构发展的时空虫
It seems to violate one of

这似乎又违背了一项
the fundamental metaphysical things about how people work.

有关人的形而上学的基本观点
All right, I've got to remind you though,

不过我得提醒你们