Just like those who are incurably ill, the aged know everything about their dying except exactly when.

Just like those who are incurably ill, the aged know everything about their dying except exactly when.

就像那些身患绝症的人一样，老年人知道他们死亡的一切，只是不知道确切的时间。

-- Philip Roth 菲利普·罗斯