We certainly wouldn't have any grounds to conclude my heart is immortal, will exist forever.

我们没有任何理论根据,来断言心脏是不死的,并且将会永存

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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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Take my heart. My heart is a part of my body.

打个比方 我的心脏是我身体的一部分

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This is actually something very near and dear to my heart because I literally would not be doing what I do in life today had I not taken a couple of courses here, this one in particular, pass fail.

事实上，我是很关心的,因为今天我就不会站在这里,如果当初我没有这里上课的话，这门课，要么过要么挂科。

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The question of the relationship between the person and the aesthetic in Lolita is going to be at the heart of my overarching argument about the novel.

而这个男人和《Lolita》的美二者关系,将成为我们探讨这部小说的,主要核心。

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Why not then say,similarly,even though my body's still alive, nothing wrong about removing the heart if the person is dead.

这样为什么不能说，即使肉体依然生存，但是个人已经死亡时摘除心脏是可以的。

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