we need to get clear on "What am I?"

我们要搞清楚"我是什么"
and "What is it to survive?"

"活着又是什么"
What is it for something that exists in the future to be me?

未来的我又是什么样的呢
Now this question can be

这个问题
discussed philosophically in quite general terms.

可以作为哲学问题来讨论
What's the nature of persistence of identity over time?

同一性的持存本质是什么
But since we're especially interested in beings like us,

由于我们对我们这种生物十分感兴趣
people, this topic,

也就是人类这个话题
this sub-specialized version of the question of identity,

属于同一性话题下的分支问题
gets discussed under the rubric of the topic,

通常会放在某话题的标题下讨论
personal identity.

也就是个人同一性
What's the key or the nature or the basis of personal identity?

什么是个人同一性的关键本质或基础