Literally, return the control from this function, and take the value of the next expression, and return that as the value of the whole computation.

正如字面意义上说的，从这个函数返回，然后取得下一个表达式的值,并把这个值作为整个计算的结果返回。

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At least not if we try to take these claims fairly literally or take them to be metaphysical claims about the nature of death.

至少在我们从字面意义上,或从形而上学上解释死亡的本质时看不到。

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So I don't just mean it metaphorically, I also very often mean it literally.

所以我不只是在打比方，我也经常指的是字面意义。

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