It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense.

就好像科琳已经死了似的：他们当时在用过去时态谈起她。

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The New York Times reported that large parts are already dead, and the reef system might be gone by 2030.

《纽约时报》报道称，大部分的大堡礁已经死亡，到2030年可能会消失。

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Ji Zha's attendants didn't understand his action, saying, "Sir, the king of Xu is already dead. Why do you still give up your sword to him?"

季札的随从不明白他的举动，说道：“先生，徐王已经去世了。你为什么还要把剑送给他？”

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By that time, the patient may already be dead.

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Start with a familiar fact, which I've already drawn your attention to a couple of times, that you can have a body that's dead.

我们以一个熟知的事实开头,我已经多次提到过,以死尸来说明

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Women were coming to me with babies in their arms and the babies were already dead.

BBC: Breakfast with Frost

It was only discovered later that he was already dead before the blaze had been lit.

BBC: Yaseen Ali Ege

The problem is that by the time the police arrive, lots of people are already dead.

WSJ: David Kopel: Guns, Mental Illness and Newtown