it's a pity that I'm going to die or die too soon, but at least I'm getting more than the average.

我死得太早是很遗憾，但至少我活得比平均寿命长。

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Pity" and "terror," these become crucial terms, the terms that Aristotle, in his Poetics, used to define tragedy.

遗憾或恐惧“,这是很关键的词，亚里士多德在《诗学》中用它，定义悲剧。

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It's a pity that most everybody, or perhaps everybody, dies too soon.

这是一种遗憾，大多数人，也许是所有人都死得太早了。

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