He just lay there and stared, not living or dead.

他只是躺在那看着四周，既不是活的也不是死的。

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Although not unique, the ALB's feeding habits are unusual. Most temperate cerambycids inhabit recently dead or dying wood, but the ALB commonly infests living, healthy, and weakened trees.

光肩星天牛的取食习性尽管不是独特的，但也不常见。大多数温带的天牛栖息于刚死亡或正在死亡的树木上，但光肩星天牛却侵染活的、健康的和衰弱的树木。

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Death was not like a light going forever dark, he said. The dead can reach the living, their voices inserted in dreams or riding in the wind.

按他的说法，死亡可不是永堕黑暗，亡者可以接近生者，他们的话语或嵌入梦乡，或藏在风中。

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