"This is a special moment for Chancellor Merkel, as somebody who grew up in East Germany, who understands what it is like to be under the shadow of a dictatorial regime, and to see how freedom has bloomed in Germany,"

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As we might put it: What is it for somebody who's here next week to be the same person as me?

或者说,现在的我,和下周在这里的我又有什么不同

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What is it for somebody in the future to be the very same person as this person who is here now today.

一个在未来的人,和今天在这里的是同一个人,这意味着什么。

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That is to say,what is it for somebody to be me.

也就是说作为我的标准是什么。

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So the question we want to get clear on is what is it for somebody on Tuesday to be the same person as the person here talking to you on Thursday?

所以我们要弄清楚的问题是,下星期二给你们讲课的,和今天，星期四的是同一个人,这意味着什么？

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