来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡 第17集 第17集》

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  nonexistence is bad
  不存在是件坏事
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  by virtue of the opportunity costs that are involved.
  因为它损失了机会成本
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  Famously, W.C. Fields on his tombstone says,
  著名的W.C.菲尔兹在墓志铭上说
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  "Personally, I'd rather be in Philadelphia."
  "就我个人来说 我更愿意待在费城"
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  What's bad about being dead is you don't get to
  死亡的坏处在于 你将无法
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  experience and enjoy any longer the various good things
  经历和享受生活提供给我们的
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  that life would offer us.
  各种美好事物了
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  So nonexistence does point to the key aspect about death.
  所以不存在确实指出了死亡问题的关键
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  Why is death bad?
  为什么死亡是坏事
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  Because when I'm dead I don't exist.
  因为当我死去我将不复存在
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  But if we ask,
  但如果我们问
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  why is and how can it be
  为什么 并且在什么情况下