Because what we want to know is what is like to be permanently dead, and these people were never permanently dead.

因为我们想知道的是,永久死去是什么样的,而这些人并没有永久地死去

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And somebody says, "You know, you never really moved to France permanently.

别人就会说,你也清楚,你从没有永久地搬到法国

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Right? "It's true that, of course, I didn't move to France permanently.

不是吗,的确如此,我没有永久地搬到法国

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Or strictly speaking they didn't die, certainly at least, permanently.

或者严格说来 至少他们没有,永久地死去

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Or, if you want, you could say maybe they died, but since they obviously didn't die permanently-- after all they were brought back to life-- how could they possibly tell us what it's like to be permanently dead?

或者,如果你想的话,你可以说或许他们死过,但既然他们没有永久地死去,毕竟他们被救活了,那么他们怎么可能告诉我们,永久死亡是什么样子的呢

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