"If I'm selfish, as long as I drink the water, I can go out of this room alive," he thought, "If I do as the note said, I might die of thirst. Should I take the risk or not?"

“如果我自私，只要我喝了这水，我就能活着走出这个房间。”他想，“如果我照纸条上说的做，我可能会渴死。我该不该冒这个险？”

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If I do as the note says and pour the only water into the pump and no water comes out, I will die of thirst.

如果我照纸条上说的做，把唯一的水倒进水泵里，但没有水出来的话，我就会渴死。

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The note read: "Mum, I am sorry that I could not be with you any more. Please give my liver to my father after I die."

遗书上写着：“妈妈对不起，我不能陪你，我死后把我的肝移到爸爸的身体里去，救爸爸。”

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One is that if you die when the note is outstanding, the taxmen could impose capital gains tax on the sale to the trust.

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Since the law is unsettled about what happens if a grantor dies with a promissory note outstanding, Doyle said, he advises clients to pay off the note before they die.

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Note: If you die within three years of making a taxable gift, the original value of the gift and the gift tax get added back to your estate and the gift tax paid is credited toward your estate's tax bill.

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