因为他们相信自己是那个祖先的后裔，这就像吃那个祖先或吃自己一样。

Since they believe themselves to be descended from that ancestor, it would be like eating that ancestor or eating themselves.

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事实上，他们有时会结束自己的生命，因为他们遭受虐待，也因为他们相信自己会重生，自由生活在自己的土地上。

In fact, they sometimes take their own lives because they are treated so badly, and because they believe they will be born again, free and living in their own land.

youdao

我想他们问我，是因为他们相信一个老师应该知道答案。

I assume that they ask me because they believe a teacher should know the answers.

youdao

They can pretty much pack it up and go home, because everyone's going to think they're ridiculous, no one will believe what they say, and it's a stupid idea anyway, is basically the gist of this conversation.

他们就可以打包回家了，因为每个人都会认为他们很荒谬，没有人会相信他们的说法，这是个很愚蠢的想法，这就是他们当时谈话的大概意思。

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Some people say they eat human flesh at these dinners, but you doubt that because for some reason they seem to be all vegetarians.

有人说他们吃人肉，但你不太相信,因为他们看着像是素食者。

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The banks weren't willing to lend more than five years because they didn't trust you; they thought things would change and whatever.

银行不愿批准期限超过五年的贷款,因为他们不相信你,他们认为世事难料

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