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[TD] The death bed can lead people to speak with great honesty and,inmany cases, humor。
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人之将死，其言也真，有时候还会带点幽默。
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1. Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose。
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原谅我，先生。我不是故意这样做的。
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Said by: Queen Marie Antoinette after she accidentallysteppedonthe foot of her executioner as she went to theguillotine。
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出自： 玛丽·安托瓦内特王后，她上断头台的时候，不小心踩了刽子手一脚。
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2. I cant sleep
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我睡不着。
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Said by: J. M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan
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3. Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrows paper? ‘French Fries!
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嗨，伙计们！明天的报纸头条这样写怎样：“法式炸薯条”！
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Said by: James French, a convicted murderer, was sentenced to the electric chair. He shouted these words to mrs of the presswhowereto witness his execution。
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出自：詹姆斯·弗兰彻，杀人犯，他被终身判决为上电椅死刑。他对亲见他受刑的媒体人员说出了这句话。(注“法式炸薯条”原文‘FrenchFries，此人也姓French，被判坐电椅，所以说自己被炸了。)
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4. Its stopped。
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它停下来了。
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Said by: Joseph Henry Green, upon checking his own pulse。
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出自：约瑟夫·亨利·格林，他摸了摸自己的脉搏。
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5. Please dont let me fall。
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请不要让我掉下去。
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Said by: Mary Surratt, before being hanged for her partin the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln. She was the first woman executed by the United States federal government。
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出自：玛丽· 苏拉特，她因参与同谋刺杀林肯总统而被处以绞刑。她是美国联邦政府第一个被处死的女人。
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6. Now, now, my good man, this is no time formakingenemies。
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现在，现在，我的好兄弟，我可没时间再树敌了。
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Said by: Voltairewhen asked by a priest to renounce Satan。
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出自：伏尔泰，他临终前，一位牧师请他与撒旦断绝关系。
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