They reasoned that if this were not the case, when faced with reminders of mortality, people would cling more fiercely to their beliefs and be more negative about those who threatened them.

他们论证了，如果意识到死亡难以避免，当面对终究难逃一死的提示时，人们会更加强烈的依赖他们的信仰，并更加消极的对待那些令他们感受到威胁的事物。

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The teacher tried to reason with the boy but he refused to listen; children like that can often not be reasoned with.

老师想用道理来规劝这孩子，但是他不听，像他那样的孩子常常是不可理喻的。

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Without a strong emphasis on educating young people, attracting and retaining foreign scientists, increasing federal research funding and incentivizing private sector innovation, Gates reasoned, the U.S. will not be able to keep pace with technological developments from abroad.

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