He himself believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die than live without it.

他本人如此信奉自由，以至于宁死也不愿没有自由地活着。

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We should make every effort to protect our valuable drinking water, for we can't live without it.

我们应该竭尽全力保护我们宝贵的淡水资源，因为没有淡水我们无法生存。

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I can't live without it.

没有它我真不知道怎么生活。

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Ida Tarbell found it difficult to live in Paris without much money.

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I held off for a very long time, but I just got mine a month ago. And now I don't know how I live without it.

我拖了好长时间，一个月前才买的。而且现在我不知道离开它该如何生活。

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Hence, it exists in every country of the world; it's everywhere and so it's not something we can live without.

因此它普遍存在于世界上每个国家,无处不在,也就成了我们生活中不可或缺的东西

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He doesn't want it so much he couldn't live without it - but he's committed to it.

BBC: Mandelson: Blair does want EU job

But Cabinet minister Lord Mandelson said Mr Blair had told him he wanted the job but not so much "he couldn't live without it".

BBC: Mandelson: Blair does want EU job

Mr Obama still advocates the idea, his aides insist, but is willing to live without it if that is the cost of a health deal.

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