当灯光再次亮起时，塞巴斯蒂安注意到约翰脸色像死一般惨白，像一片白杨树的叶子一样在颤抖。
When the light was lit again, Sebastian noticed that John was deadly pale and trembling like an aspen leaf.
故事对我来说就像空气一样，当别的孩子打球或参加聚会的时候，我却通过从图书馆借来的书，过着冒险般的生活。
Stories were like air to me and while other kids played ball or went to parties, I lived out adventures through the books I checked out from the library.
这些恐惧大多言过其实：就像对转基因的非理性恐惧一样，其实一般来讲，我们人类足够英明，能够快速小心地处理好这些问题。
These fears are mostly exaggerated: as with hysteria about genetic modification, we humans are generally wise enough to manage these problems with speed and care.
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