But a good friend warned me, 'Get married and start a family. Otherwise, no one will be there to give you a glass of water to drink when you're on your deathbed.'

但是一个好朋友警告我说，‘你应该结婚，建立一个家庭，否则当你奄奄一息躺在床上时，都没个人会为你端上一杯水。’

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But we know that Harry Potter will be a wizard on his deathbed.

NEWYORKER: Mugglemarch

His eldest son Robert was denied the throne after falling out with his father, but will be made Duke of Normandy after a deathbed concession.

BBC: 1087: William 'the Conqueror' dies