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Bonnie： Hey Jer， do you have a 1）DNR or 2）living will or anything like that？ I was watching Grey’s 3）Anatomy the other day when the issue came up， ①and it got me thinking about whether or not， or at what point， I’d want my family to pull the plug on my life support.
Jeremy： I can honestly say that I’d never pull the plug on you， even though it’d be mostly for selfish reasons.
Bonnie： Selfish？ How so？
Jeremy： Because， even if you were in pain， I’d miss you too much and wouldn’t be able to let you go. Plus， I have other problems with the idea of it. ②So if you did want someone to help you end your life， you’re barking up the wrong tree.
Bonnie： Well， I haven’t decided yet. I’m still doing my due diligence.
Jeremy： Aren’t you a bit young to be thinking about things like living wills？
Bonnie： Actually， it’s never too early to consider such things. Jeremy： Alright then. Forget about the timing. You wanna know how I really feel about it？ I think the concept of Euthanasia is a 4）fallacy.
Bonnie： What do you mean a fallacy？ You don’t see it as a merciful act？
Jeremy： Merciful my ass！ ③Euthanasia， much like war and the death penalty， is just another way to 5）justify the killing of human beings and thinning out the population. ④Think about it： it lets 6）glorified murderers off the hook and gives doctors， under the guise of 7）selflessness， the chance to play God with people’s lives.
Bonnie： You really think doctors are so 8）corrupt？
Jeremy： As a matter of fact， yes！ 9）For one， you know， many of their patients don’t even have the mental capacity to make such decisions， as far as whether to live or die. And insurance companies can put undue pressure on docs to avoid 10）heroic measures， turning Euthanasia into a means of cost containment.
Bonnie： Huh…I never thought of that.
Jeremy： I mean， the Good Book says “Thou shalt not kill，”right？ There shouldn’t be any exceptions， so why should some med-school hack have the right to 11）supersede our unalienable right to live？ As far as I’m concerned， it 12）demeans the value of human life. And I， for one， feel that in this and every county， human life means something. It means everything.
邦妮：嘿，杰，你有写下拒绝心肺复苏的预嘱或立下生前遗嘱或是类似的事情吗？几天前我在看《实习医生格蕾》的时候有看到这类问题的出现，那让我考虑到是否，或在某些方面，我会希望我的家人帮我结束自己的生命。
杰里米：我老实告诉你，就算是主要出于自私的理由，我也不会帮你结束生命的。
邦妮：自私？怎么会？
杰里米：因为就算你很痛苦，我也会因为太想念你而不可能放弃你。再者，我对这种想法还有别的质疑。所以如果你确实想找人帮你结束生命的话，你找错人了。 邦妮：嗯，我还没决定，我仍在做我应做的努力。
杰里米：考虑生前遗嘱的事情你不觉有点太年轻了吗？
邦妮：事实上，考虑这种事情从来都不会太早。
杰里米：好吧。且不提时间的问题。你想知道我对此的真正感受吗？我认为安乐死的理念是一种谬论。
邦妮：你说谬论是什么意思？你没看到那是一种仁慈的行为吗？
杰里米：仁慈你个头！跟战争和死刑很像，安乐死只是另一种方式，用于证明杀害人类和使人口稀疏是正当的。想想吧：它会让堂而皇之的谋杀者逃过罪责，而医生就在无私的伪装下有机会草菅人命。
邦妮：你真的觉得医生是那么腐败吗？
杰里米：事实上，是的！你知道的，举例来说，他们的很多病人甚至没有心智能力做出是死是活这样的抉择。保险公司给医生施加过度的压力不让他们竭尽全力救活病人，把安乐死变成了一种成本控制的手段。
邦妮：哈……我没有那样想过。
杰里米：我的意思是，《圣经》有云：“汝不能杀戮，”对不对？所以不该有任何例外，那为什么某些蹩脚医生有权利剥夺我们不能被剥夺的生存的权利？对我来说，它贬低了人类生命的价值。作为其中一分子，我觉得在这个国家乃至每一个国家，人的生命都很重要，意味着一切。
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① And it got me thinking about whether or not， or at what point， I’d want my family to pull the plug on my life support. 那让我考虑到是否，或在某些方面，我会希望我的家人帮我结束自己的生命。
pull the plug on sth.： stop sth. or sb.’s activity（让某事停下来，制止某人的活动）。例如：
Mom can pull the plug on my skating training if I fail any classes at school.
如果我有哪门课不及格，妈妈可能不让我继续滑冰训练。
② So if you did want someone to help you end your life， you’re barking up the wrong tree. 所以如果你确实想找人帮你结束生命的话，你找错人了。
bark up the wrong tree： waste one’s efforts by pursuing the wrong thing or path（怪错人，找错目标）。例如：
I later realized that we’d been barking up the wrong tree by blaming the machine instead of focusing on the people.
我后来意识到，我们一直怪机器，而不是关注人，搞错了对象。
③ Euthanasia， much like war and the death penalty， is just another way to justify the killing of human beings and thinning out the population. 跟战争和死刑很像，安乐死只是另一种方式，用于证明杀害人类和使人口稀疏是正当的。
thin out： make sth. less dense（稀疏，稀少）。例如：
The trees began to thin out as we got higher up the mountain.
随着我们不断往山上走，树木开始变得稀疏。
④ Think about it： it lets glorified murderers off the hook and gives doctors， under the guise of selflessness， the chance to play God with people’s lives. 想想吧：它会让堂而皇之的谋杀者逃过罪责，而医生就在无私的伪装下有机会草菅人命。
off the hook： get out of an unpleasant situation（摆脱困境，过关）。例如：
I can’t believe Mom let Jim off the hook. He almost ruined my science project homework.
我真不敢相信老妈就这么让吉姆逃过一劫，他差点毁了我的科学课作业。
Jeremy： I can honestly say that I’d never pull the plug on you， even though it’d be mostly for selfish reasons.
Bonnie： Selfish？ How so？
Jeremy： Because， even if you were in pain， I’d miss you too much and wouldn’t be able to let you go. Plus， I have other problems with the idea of it. ②So if you did want someone to help you end your life， you’re barking up the wrong tree.
Bonnie： Well， I haven’t decided yet. I’m still doing my due diligence.
Jeremy： Aren’t you a bit young to be thinking about things like living wills？
Bonnie： Actually， it’s never too early to consider such things. Jeremy： Alright then. Forget about the timing. You wanna know how I really feel about it？ I think the concept of Euthanasia is a 4）fallacy.
Bonnie： What do you mean a fallacy？ You don’t see it as a merciful act？
Jeremy： Merciful my ass！ ③Euthanasia， much like war and the death penalty， is just another way to 5）justify the killing of human beings and thinning out the population. ④Think about it： it lets 6）glorified murderers off the hook and gives doctors， under the guise of 7）selflessness， the chance to play God with people’s lives.
Bonnie： You really think doctors are so 8）corrupt？
Jeremy： As a matter of fact， yes！ 9）For one， you know， many of their patients don’t even have the mental capacity to make such decisions， as far as whether to live or die. And insurance companies can put undue pressure on docs to avoid 10）heroic measures， turning Euthanasia into a means of cost containment.
Bonnie： Huh…I never thought of that.
Jeremy： I mean， the Good Book says “Thou shalt not kill，”right？ There shouldn’t be any exceptions， so why should some med-school hack have the right to 11）supersede our unalienable right to live？ As far as I’m concerned， it 12）demeans the value of human life. And I， for one， feel that in this and every county， human life means something. It means everything.
邦妮：嘿，杰，你有写下拒绝心肺复苏的预嘱或立下生前遗嘱或是类似的事情吗？几天前我在看《实习医生格蕾》的时候有看到这类问题的出现，那让我考虑到是否，或在某些方面，我会希望我的家人帮我结束自己的生命。
杰里米：我老实告诉你，就算是主要出于自私的理由，我也不会帮你结束生命的。
邦妮：自私？怎么会？
杰里米：因为就算你很痛苦，我也会因为太想念你而不可能放弃你。再者，我对这种想法还有别的质疑。所以如果你确实想找人帮你结束生命的话，你找错人了。 邦妮：嗯，我还没决定，我仍在做我应做的努力。
杰里米：考虑生前遗嘱的事情你不觉有点太年轻了吗？
邦妮：事实上，考虑这种事情从来都不会太早。
杰里米：好吧。且不提时间的问题。你想知道我对此的真正感受吗？我认为安乐死的理念是一种谬论。
邦妮：你说谬论是什么意思？你没看到那是一种仁慈的行为吗？
杰里米：仁慈你个头！跟战争和死刑很像，安乐死只是另一种方式，用于证明杀害人类和使人口稀疏是正当的。想想吧：它会让堂而皇之的谋杀者逃过罪责，而医生就在无私的伪装下有机会草菅人命。
邦妮：你真的觉得医生是那么腐败吗？
杰里米：事实上，是的！你知道的，举例来说，他们的很多病人甚至没有心智能力做出是死是活这样的抉择。保险公司给医生施加过度的压力不让他们竭尽全力救活病人，把安乐死变成了一种成本控制的手段。
邦妮：哈……我没有那样想过。
杰里米：我的意思是，《圣经》有云：“汝不能杀戮，”对不对？所以不该有任何例外，那为什么某些蹩脚医生有权利剥夺我们不能被剥夺的生存的权利？对我来说，它贬低了人类生命的价值。作为其中一分子，我觉得在这个国家乃至每一个国家，人的生命都很重要，意味着一切。
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① And it got me thinking about whether or not， or at what point， I’d want my family to pull the plug on my life support. 那让我考虑到是否，或在某些方面，我会希望我的家人帮我结束自己的生命。
pull the plug on sth.： stop sth. or sb.’s activity（让某事停下来，制止某人的活动）。例如：
Mom can pull the plug on my skating training if I fail any classes at school.
如果我有哪门课不及格，妈妈可能不让我继续滑冰训练。
② So if you did want someone to help you end your life， you’re barking up the wrong tree. 所以如果你确实想找人帮你结束生命的话，你找错人了。
bark up the wrong tree： waste one’s efforts by pursuing the wrong thing or path（怪错人，找错目标）。例如：
I later realized that we’d been barking up the wrong tree by blaming the machine instead of focusing on the people.
我后来意识到，我们一直怪机器，而不是关注人，搞错了对象。
③ Euthanasia， much like war and the death penalty， is just another way to justify the killing of human beings and thinning out the population. 跟战争和死刑很像，安乐死只是另一种方式，用于证明杀害人类和使人口稀疏是正当的。
thin out： make sth. less dense（稀疏，稀少）。例如：
The trees began to thin out as we got higher up the mountain.
随着我们不断往山上走，树木开始变得稀疏。
④ Think about it： it lets glorified murderers off the hook and gives doctors， under the guise of selflessness， the chance to play God with people’s lives. 想想吧：它会让堂而皇之的谋杀者逃过罪责，而医生就在无私的伪装下有机会草菅人命。
off the hook： get out of an unpleasant situation（摆脱困境，过关）。例如：
I can’t believe Mom let Jim off the hook. He almost ruined my science project homework.
我真不敢相信老妈就这么让吉姆逃过一劫，他差点毁了我的科学课作业。