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They say that death kills you, but death doesn't kill you.

Boredom and indifference kill you. - Iggy Pop

人们说死亡令你痛苦,但折磨你的并不是死亡,折磨你的是厌倦和冷漠。

Notes:

1. kill

vt.& vi. 杀死…

vt. 使停止[结束,失败];破坏,减弱,抵消;使痛苦,使受折磨;使笑得前仰后合,使笑死了

n. 杀死;猎;被捕杀的动物;猎物

adj. 致命的

eg.

These flowers kill easily.

这些花很容易枯死。

I was almost killed in the fighting.

在战斗中, 我差一点儿被杀死。

This has killed my hopes.

这毁灭了我的希望。

One colour may kill another near it.

一种颜色可能使相近的颜色显不出来。

2.indifference

n. 不重视,不在乎,漠不关心;中立,中性;冷淡;无差

eg.

He treated me with indifference.

他对我漠不关心。

He treated my request with indifference.

他对我的请求不予重视。

I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.

他的漠不关心使我很失望。

He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.

他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。

Constable’s landscapes met with indifference when they were first exhibited.

康斯特布尔的风景画在首次展出时受到了冷遇。

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