We have to think about how is it,how could it be true, that death is bad for the person that dies?

我们需要想清楚为什么死亡，会对死者本身造成坏处？

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How could it be true that death is bad for the person that dies?

死亡如何能对死者本身造成坏处呢？

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Here are two stories not having to do with death per se that may help us get a feel for the oddity of trying to disregard these facts.

下面有两个和死亡本身无关的故事,可能会让我们感觉到,试图无视这些事实的奇怪之处。

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It might be very important and insightful, but you're not saying anything especially interesting about death when you say everyone dies alone, if it's also true that everyone eats their lunch alone.

很重要，很有见地，但这样提出每个人都孤独而死时,并未对死亡本身提出什么有趣特别的见地，因为说每个人都孤独地吃中饭也是对的。

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