it's a pity that I'm going to die or die too soon, but at least I'm getting more than the average.

我死得太早是很遗憾，但至少我活得比平均寿命长。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

For by my glee might many men have laughed, And of my weeping something had been left, Which must die now. I mean the truth untold, The pity of war, the pity war distilled.

我的那些可能遭受人们讥笑嘲讽的快乐，那些早已被人们遗弃我却为之哭泣的人啊，如今你们都死去了吧，我想说的是那些依然被掩藏的事实，战争中被蒸馏掉的怜悯。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

I mean, it's a pity we can't kill people in experiments deliberately anymore, because we need to see how this works, but I can't do it.

我的意思是,很可惜我们不能在试验中故意杀人,只为了搞清其中的原理,我们不能那么做

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选