At rest the insect looks like a dead leaf.

这种昆虫不动时看上去像一片枯叶。

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You may look at the days of formal graces in written communication with some sadness, but rest assured that they are as dead as Dillinger.

你可能怀着些许悲伤看着那些书面沟通日子的正式得体，但是剩下的日子证明他们像Dillinger一样死板。

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Two days after the quake, 14 were confirmed dead and 56 injured, and most of the rest, including the head of the mission, remained unaccounted for.

两天之后，有14人确认已经死亡以及56人受伤，而剩下的包括特派团团长在内的大部分人并未在统计人数之内。

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But the echoes they awake will never rest until slavery itself is dead."

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Pyongyang has admitted abducting 13 Japanese nationals, and has returned five of them and their family members, saying the rest were dead.

WSJ: Trip to Pyongyang Irks Tokyo's Allies

It claims the rest are dead.

WSJ: Japan to Follow Own Path on Abductees

It's soft to let the dead rest in peace for a few days and naive not to administer the equivalent of a Breathalyzer for grief.

CNN: Washington Diary