Even a slender diplodocus, once believed to have tipped the scales at five and a half tonnes when alive, has lost a tonne and a half from its weight.

即使是一个瘦形梁龙，曾经被认为在活着的时候重达5.5吨，现在也减重了1.5吨。

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One should be beneficial to the society when alive.

活着就要做个对社会有益的人。

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The old grandma, when alive, was fed poorly with a bowl of rice for every meal.

一位老奶奶在生前吃得非常简单，每顿饭只有一碗米饭。

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Books,movies and television programs have made these men more famous today than they were when they were alive.

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Question: So then, is it possible that the patient was alive ? when you began the autopsy?

问题，那有没有可能,这个病人在你开始解剖时,还是活着的？

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Descartes, when he was alive, was reasonable enough concluding that physical objects cannot do certain things.

笛卡尔生前非常理性地总结到,生理客体并不具备完成某些动作的能力

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When alive they were rural money-makers: the source of mulberries, walnuts, juniper berries, apricots and pistachios.

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That includes weighing both the levels of retirement benefits when alive and any survivor benefits after the death of a spouse.

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And proving ownership by document can be difficult, particularly as the looting was done during times of war, when staying alive was more important than saving documents on art ownership.

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