Most people had lead in their blood, but it was believed that some amount of lead was acceptable.

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Well, that may seem to be the most natural way to define death, but it's not an acceptable approach.

这似乎是定义死亡的最自然的方式，但并不是可以接受的方法。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Do you think I should neck or not? I shall not enter the kingdom of heaven anyway so I don't see what difference it makes.'" And then she writes back, Mary Brittle: "Dear Sabbath: Light necking is acceptable, but I think your real problem is one of adjustment to the modern world.

你认为我是该做还是不该做，我反正都上不了天堂了,因此，我认为做不做都无所谓，之后她给她回信了，玛丽-巴瑞特，亲爱的萨巴斯，你的做法是可接受的，但我认为,你真正的问题是无法融入现代社会。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Well, not now My death can't be bad for me now I'm not dead But it's not 100% clear that the other alternative isn't acceptable "? Why not say,"My death is bad for me when I'm dead"?

至少不是现在,死亡现在对我来说没有坏处,我又没死,但另一种情况我们也不能百分百,确定是不可接受的,为什么不能说，“死亡在我死的时候对我来说是有坏处的？

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选