I'll ask her if the bird is alive or dead.

我会问她那只鸟是活的还是死的。

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We don't know whether he's alive or dead.

我们不知道他是死是活。

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I believed thou wert dead these seven years, and lo, here thou art alive!

我以为这七年您已经死了，看哪，您还活着！

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In other words, a person who is suffering from the effects of severe cold may seem dead,but still be alive.

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So if we accept the body theory, ? would there be dead alive after death, ? could there be survivor that is at my body?

所以如果我们接受了肉体论，那么人死后还会复活吗，还会有人以我的肉体重生吗？

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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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