Well, the reason for thinking otherwise, the reason for not being utterly dismissive of this suggestion, is that when people get ill, terminally ill, it often seems to take them by surprise.

其他的想法产生的原因，人们没有完全摒弃这个假设的原因，是当人们得病，病入膏肓时，这通常让人措手不及。

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The beauty of this city will take you by surprise.

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Instead, suicide tends to take us by surprise, as loved ones or friends gradually shut us out of their suffering, to protect us or because they fear the reaction.

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The kingdom did take analysts by surprise, however, by saying it would seek to raise its capacity to as much as 15m barrels a day by 2018, up from 11.4m now.

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