And in this case,luckily, they were rescued when three at least were still alive.

而在本案中，他们比较幸运，获救时起码还有三个是活着的。

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Well, the moral logic of the situation seems to be that, that they would keep on picking off the weakest maybe, one by one, until they were rescued.

这情形的道德逻辑似乎是这样，就是他们一直拣软柿子捏，逐个杀掉，直至获救。

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Scholars have always been quick to point out that in both cases, This ark, this tevah, is in the words of one scholar "The instrument of salvation through perilous waters" waters that threaten to capsize it, and so blot out God's hopes and plans for his creatures.

学者们总是很快指出在这两个地方，这个方舟，tevah用一位学者的话说就是,“从恶水中获救的工具“,那些要倾覆它的水流，这也体现了上帝的希望和给创造物的安排。

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