Maybe at the conscious level he believed he was mortal, but at the unconscious level he believed he was immortal.

也许他有意识地相信自己是会死的，但潜意识地，他又相信自己不会死。

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The lifetime earnings of a tightwire walker who falls down and kills himself aren't very good.

一个掉下来摔死自己的走钢丝的人,他一生的收入也不会很好。

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