In the story,Mister London explained how the extreme cold made the world seem dead.

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Because when I try to imagine a world in which I'm dead, I smuggle myself back in.

因为当我想象自己死后的世界时，会再度将自己带入其中。

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So I haven't really imagined the world in which I no longer exist, a world in which I'm dead, a world in which I'm incapable of thought and observation.

所以我并没有真正,想想自己不存在的世界，自己死后的世界，一个我无法再思考和观察的世界。

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You're struck by the equality from the standpoint of riches of the dead nobility. No great distinction and no great riches either. You're dealing with a poorer world and a world that doesn't have this kind of outstanding monarchy.

贵族们那种在死亡面前一切平等,一视同仁的观点,很令人惊讶,那时没有很富有的阶层,只有赤贫阶层和,没有掌握权利的君主阶层

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re so hated in many parts of the world that any policy initiative with our name on it is dead on arrival.

世界上有很多人憎恨我们，We’,任何起草的政策，只要有我们的名字在上面,都必死无疑。

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