Let's suppose that in order to believe in something, you've got to be able to picture it.

让我们先假设要相信一件事，这件事必须是可以被想象的。

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Suppose I ask, "What's it like to be this cell phone?"

假设我问，作为一个手机会像是什么感觉“

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This Paulson proposal probably has very little chance of being implemented as is, but it's put in to change the discussion and it's going to be talked about a lot and I suppose it will influence what happens.

其实鲍尔森的计划基本上不能,完完全全的实施下去，但是他的努力将起到改变人们话题的作用,人们的讨论也将越来越激烈,我相信这会影响我们将来的经济形势的。

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Although it would make me very, very sad to discover this, I suppose it's possible some of you have such bad lives that moving on to the experience machine would be a step up.

虽然我会很难过，我想你们中有些人一生不顺,连接上体验机器可能是个好转。

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And let's just suppose the correct theory of personal identity is Van Inwagen such as to put aside any worries we might have along with van Inwagen, that we discussed previously, as to whether or not on resurrection day that would really be you or not. Suppose it would be you.

假设正确的个人认同感理论是这样的,例如将之前讨论,理论时的种种担忧放在一边，也就是审判日当天,到底是不是真的你，我们假设就是你。

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