"The matter wi' him is he's dead, stabbed," replied Cecco in a hollow voice.

“问题是他死了，被刺了。”塞柯用低沉的声音回答。

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Petrifaction may also involve a simultaneous exchange of the original substance of a dead plant or animal with mineral matter of a different composition.

石化还可能同时涉及将死亡的动植物的原有物质与不同成分的矿物质进行交换的作用。

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In the top 200 metres or so of the sea, some dead or faecal matter is turned back into CO2 by microbes and may then re-enter the atmosphere.

在海洋上层200米左右的水体中，有些死亡或排泄物质在微生物的作用下转变为二氧化碳，并重新进入大气层。

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"Everyone is half-dead. It does not matter if you shell them because you are shelling a dead body."

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So physical life, physical matter, for the mature Milton is never lifeless or dead.

因此生命是具体的，物质是具体的，成熟后的弥尔顿没有失去活力，也没有死亡。

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You can't have slaves without wealth, because you got to feed them at the very least, and no matter how wicked a master you are, dead slaves are no good to you.

养奴隶没钱是不行的,因为不管你有多恶劣,也得供给他们生存的食物,死人是毫无用处的

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Meat is a dead matter, low in minerals, and produces uric acid in excess which is a waste product.

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To look at it from the right perspective, not only do both of us agree that Nokia is dead no matter what fork of road it decides to walk down, but now, Android has a reason to laugh.

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