It would actually be a nightmare, something you would long to free yourself from.

其实它将是场恶梦，那将是你渴望摆脱的东西。

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A subject that's near and dear to my heart. Being an English teacher, it is my worst nightmare.

这个问题真的与我息息相关。作为一名英语老师，它就是我的噩梦。

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If I'm right in thinking immortality would be undesirable, then the fact that we're going to die is good, because it guarantees that we won't be immortal, which would be a nightmare, an unending nightmare.

如果永生不值得期许的观点是对的，那么我们终将一死的事实是好的，因为它保证我们不得永生，那是恶梦，一场永无止尽的恶梦。

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And then you know, I just had to watch "The Nightmare Before Christmas" by myself in my apartment and called it a day, so.

然后我只得一个人在公寓看《圣诞夜惊魂》。一天就过去了。

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