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Reader's question: We all live on borrowed time. We have only one life to live. Are you at your best? Could you explain "borrowed time"? My comments: Borrowed time means a period of uncertainty during which the inevitable consequences of a current situation are postponed or avoided. Death is an inevitable consequence of life, so we are all living on borrowed time. For example, terminally ill patients are living on borrowed time; an unstable government that existed for months on borrowed time. A company facing bankruptcy can also continue to operate for months on borrowed time. If you are the boss and you are going to fire someone, you can say, You are on borrowed time, Ms. Huang. Related stories: Truth lies somewhere in the middle 本文僅代表作者本人觀點，與本網(wǎng)立場無關(guān)。歡迎大家討論學(xué)術(shù)問題，尊重他人，禁止人身攻擊和發(fā)布一切違反國家現(xiàn)行法律法規(guī)的內(nèi)容。 About the author: Nelly Min?is a journalist at the China Daily website. | |
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