来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡 第22集 第22集》

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  that breathing is difficult in any way,
  呼吸是件多么困难的事
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  doesn't count as an accomplishment,
  不能称为一种成就
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  and as such I can't understand how or why you would be proud
  所以我不能理解你如何以及为何
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  of the fact that you're breathing.
  对能呼吸感到自豪
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  Now, maybe if you suffered from asthma and
  不过 也许你是位哮喘患者
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  you had to have gone through excruciating physical therapy
  你必须经受极度痛苦的物理疗法
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  in order to learn how to use
  才能在意外发生后
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  your lungs after some accident or something;
  学会用自己的肺呼吸
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  maybe if we told a story like that
  如果我们听到类似的情况
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  we could see how breathing naturally
  我们就会了解为什么平平常常
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  and normally would be an accomplishment,
  自然流畅的呼吸是一项成就
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  something to be proud of.
  是件值得自豪的事情