At the age of twenty, it's better to be famous before it's too late, I believed. What would be the spice of life for a person deserted by fame when approaching forty?

二十岁的时候，我想出名要趁早，一个人到了四十岁还藉藉无名那还活个什么劲呀？

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It's sad, of course, that a person may have to spend the rest of his life, or a large part of it in prison for acts that he committed while not in full control of his mind.

当然，一个人因为在无法全权掌控自己思想的情况下所做的行为，而可能要在监狱中度过余生，或在监狱中度过大部分时间，这当然是令人难过的结果。

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Life continues to be a terrible grind for the ordinary person.

对于普通人来说，生活一直是个糟糕的苦差事。

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The interviewer wants to know about the person's goals for a life in medicine.

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I want to end this premise idea by talking a little bit about a person for whom, one of the chief purpose in life was to spread happiness-- Mahatma Gandhi. This is a story about him.

我想以介绍一位,一生致力于，传播快乐的人来结论这个前提-,圣雄甘地，这是关于他的一个故事。

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Or how to make life simpler for a person visiting a new city?

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The student veterinary nurse, of Brandon, Suffolk, was described at the inquest as a wonderful person with a zest for life.

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For a chapter on heroism I wanted to know what makes a person selflessly risk their life for their country.

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