Things can be divided into living things and non-living thing.

自然界的物体可以分为生物和非生物。

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In this way, you become attached to that Rolls Royce. That means that you are attached to a non-living thing because of its color and form – a visible object – and because of the eye.

于是，你开始执着这一部劳斯莱斯轿车，这表示你开始执着一个没有生命的东西，因为它的颜色和外形，即可见对象，还因为你的眼睛。

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At first we would scare each other, I was not used to having a non-human, living thing with a beating heart following me around and it would surprise me around corners.

最开始我们都害怕对方，当初我还没能习惯周围有个肚子蹦蹦直跳的生物在我周围出现，它有时也会在角落里让我着实吓了一跳。

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