In the past, even mentioning the word "death" was believed to bring bad luck, and preparing one's own funeral while still alive was a major taboo.

在过去，即便仅仅提到“死”这个词也被认为会带来不好的运气，而在一个人活着的时候便操办他的葬礼更是一个重大的禁忌。

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However, it can be even harder when opening yourself up also means showing a part of yourself that remains a cultural taboo with little understanding and gross misrepresentations.

然而，当敞开心扉意味着要展示另一个自我的时候会变得更难，因为这仍然是种为理解缺失和失实当道困扰的文化禁忌。

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That may go nowhere, but even mention of individual payouts for forced labour has been taboo since a bilateral reparations treaty in 1965.

但要知道自1965年双边赔偿条约签订至今，提及任何对劳工的赔偿都还是禁忌。

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But even that taboo may soon be broken.

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But he adds that the subject is often avoided, and even treated as taboo.

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As Blairite ministers acknowledge, raising the state-pension age had been taboo even though it was originally set at 65 in 1925, when pensioner life expectancy was much lower.

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