Why should a wretched man, guilty, we will say, of murder, prefer to keep the dead corpse buried in his own heart, rather than fling it forth at once, and let the universe take care of it?

一个倒霉的人，比如说犯了谋杀罪吧，怎么可能宁愿把死尸埋在自己心中，而不肯把尸体马上抛出去，听凭世界去安排呢！

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After a heart attack, for example, the dead portion of the heart muscle scars over.

例如，心脏病发作后，死亡的那部分心肌会结疤。

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Inaccidental electrocutions, usually involving low, household current, the most common cause of death is arrhythmia, stopping the heart dead.

在触电事故中，肇事者经常是家用的低压电，最常见的致死原因是点击造成心率不齐使心脏停止跳动，跟着就会失去直觉。

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Sean Penn, some sort of math professor with a bad ticker, gets the heart of the dead man, at which point he begins to follow around the grieving widow (Naomi Watts).

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If any part of the chamber is not contracting, which may indicate an old myocardial infarction (a portion of the heart muscle is dead).

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He is credited with helping to change the perception of Australia's interior from that of the country's "dead heart" to one of a vital space, imbued with spiritual significance for indigenous peoples.

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