Many people literally lie on their deathbeds , wishing they had woken up to this lesson sooner .

甚至许多人折腾到临终时，期盼能从这教训上很快醒悟

Nurses , doctors and even device salesmen had done so , usually at deathbeds .

护士、医生、甚至设备销售人员通常在病人临终前都这么做过。

Industrial output continues to collapse , unemployment keeps rising , wage arrears are growing fast-and some big companies may be on their deathbeds .

工业产出仍旧低迷，失业率持续上升，工资欠款还在迅速增加，一些大公司可能已经奄奄一息了。

Why are we moving ever closer to our deathbeds with ever more regrets about how we spend our time ?

为什么在关于如何支配自己的时间上，我们许多人在临终时还是会留下那么多的遗憾呢？

Those who work in palliative care report that , on their deathbeds , most people don 't regret not having clambered a rung higher , but having worked too hard , and having lost touch with friends .

据那些从事临终关怀工作的人描述，临死之际，大多数人不会遗憾没能爬上更高的位置，而是遗憾工作太辛苦，遗憾与朋友失去了联络。