From a utilitarian point of view, the obvious choice is to pull the lever, saving five and only killing one.

从一个功利主义者的观点来看，明显应去拉拉杆，只杀死一个人来拯救五个人。

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Though there have been 49 deaths "related to swine flu" in Britain so far, officials point out that such a verdict does not mean the disease delivered the killing blow.

尽管如此，目前英国“猪流感相关”的死亡病例已有49名，官员们也指出，上述结论并不意味着该疾病已遭到致命的打击。

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But when you reach that point of material over-saturation, you could be killing the potential to make yourself any happier.

但是当你达到物质“审美疲劳”那个点，你可能会扼杀使你更快乐的潜能。

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He has a point: Polluted water is the planet's deadliest foe, killing 14, 000 people a day, according to the World Health Organization.

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