And one thing that seems intrinsically bad, one thing that seems to reduce the value of a life, is pain.

有一样东西看似本身就是坏的，它似乎在减少生命的价值，是痛苦。

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Many of us think that given the valuable and precious thing that life is, suicide makes no sense.

许多人认为生命被赋予了有价值的,珍贵的东西，自杀是毫无意义的。

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One thing, maybe not the only thing, but at least one thing, that goes into a life worth having is enjoying it, is pleasure.

有一样东西也许不是唯一但有一样东西，在生命中是值得拥有的,就是享受，就是快乐。

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.. Because we also have to add in, if we accept a valuable container theory, we also have to add in some extra positive points to take account of the fact that, well, at least you're alive or have the life or a person-- or whatever it is that you think is valuable in and of itself.

因为我们还要添加，如果我们接受有价值容器理论的话，我们还要添加一些额外的正数,你要考虑，你至少活着或者拥有人的生命-,或任何你觉得它本身有价值的东西。

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