The man was shot dead by the police during a raid on his house.

这个人在一次对他家的突击搜查时被警察击毙了。

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The entire village was dead, and the small peasant, as sole heir, became a rich man.

整个村庄的人都死了，小农夫作为唯一的继承人，成了富人。

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"Out with that money or you're a dead man," said the taller of the two Assassins.

“把钱拿出来，否则你就死定了。”两个杀人强盗中个子较高的那个说。

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When he goes to a funeral, he wants to be the dead man."

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So, to summarize, the happiest, the most fortunate man that Solon ever knew was a dead Athenian that nobody ever heard of.

总而言之,梭仑所说的,最幸福最幸运的人,是个无人知晓的已故雅典人

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Of what use could a dead man be to the living?

一个死人对活人有何用处？

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After his death, a friend read out a message from the dead man on a conservative radio station, Radio Courtoisie, where he used to broadcast.

BBC: Venner suicide at Notre-Dame 'political' - Le Pen

The identity of a man found dead in the River Thames in Berkshire last week remains a mystery and police have appealed for help from the public.

BBC: Identity of body found in Thames at Wraysbury a mystery

The two men conduct a kind of dance as Sizwe persuades Styles to help him adopt the identity of a dead man, so that he can gain employment in the neighbouring big city.

ECONOMIST: At 81, Peter Brook turns to Africa to keep himself young