One sort of opens up the beginning of life here and the other closes it down through a referencing of death.

前者讲的是生命的开始,后者通过诠释死亡,讲述了生命的终结

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We could draw yet another picture of a different way a life could come to an end.

我们能描绘另一幅生命开始和结束的画面。

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If we want to worry about when,if ever, is an abortion justified,it might be worth getting clear on, when do creatures like us start?

如果我们想要弄清楚，堕胎在什么时候是可以接受的，就要弄清楚，我们这样的生命是何时开始的？

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We might ask as well,what about the beginning?

那生命的开始呢？

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