尽管《死亡之脸》使人忧郁，但因其极度诚实地道出了人类最大的恐惧而取得巨大成功。
Despite its gloominess, "How We Die" was a huge success, because it addressed with excruciating honesty mankind's greatest fear.
正当对方一脸疑惑时，他会提醒签证被拒着看看身后的墙，墙上贴着该工作人员的死亡证明，这正是他在拉各斯的商人手里买到的。
He would respond to their looks of puzzlement by pointing to the wall behind him, on which hung his death certificate, purchased for a small fee from a Lagos supplier.
这是努兰博士写于1993年的《死亡之脸》一书中的故事之一。这本书由几个故事组成，它是努兰博士用其一生的时间观察绝症病人的种种后果之后写成的。
That story is one of several that make up "How We Die", a book Dr Nuland wrote in 1993, after a lifetime of watching the effects of terminal illness.
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