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1.But with the passing of a young person,one assumes that the best years lay ahead the measure of that life was still to be taken.
答
But with the passing of a young person,one assumes that the best years lay ahead （and) the measure of that life was still to be taken.
反之,如果所碰到的是一位年轻人之死,人们会以为这位年轻人风华正茂,前途无可限量,生命的倒计时尚未真正开始.
少打了一个and,这是99年的专八试题,以前我们翻译课也做过.
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