Interestingly, towards his death, I had the chance to meet him, And I asked him... He knew he was dying.

在他去世前，我曾经去拜访他，我问他。。。，他知道他就要离开人世。

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Suppose that most times and most activities were death free, but certain activities introduce the possibility of dying.

假设大部分时间和大部分活动都是死亡免疫的，但某些活动,会引起死亡的可能性。

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I've already told you the story about Achilles having the choice of living forever without fame or dying with fame, and he makes the choice for death and fame.

我已经跟你们说了阿喀琉斯的故事,他有两个选择,或是无名无望的活下去,或是战死沙场,但受万世颂扬,他选择了死和名望

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So, a class on death might well have a discussion of the process of dying and coming to reconcile yourself with the fact that you're going to die.

因此，一堂讲死亡的课程,也许要好好的讨论一下死亡的过程,并且，让你们接受,你们将会死去的事实。

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