I felt that I must scream or die!

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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。

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Or, more generally, we'll worry about how should the fact that I'm going to die affect the way I live?

或者，更通俗的说，我们会担心我将死去这个事实,如何影响我的生活方式？

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