And the birthmark would stand out like a red jewel on white stone.

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- After all, if you knew-- suppose we had the birthmarks that told you -- when you were going to die-- if you had that kind of a birthmark, you would face your entire life with the burden of knowing, I've got 48 years left, 47 years left, 50 years left.

毕竟，如果你知道-,假设我们有个胎记能告诉你,你什么时候去世-,如果你有那种胎记，你一辈子都将面对那种知情的压力，我还剩48年，还剩47年，还剩50年。

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Imagine that when everybody's born, on their wrist everybody's born with a natural birthmark that indicates the precise year, day, and time in which they're going to die.

假设当大家出生的时候，手腕上都有一个天生的胎记,它预示了哪一年，哪一天，哪个时候你会死去。

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