Repression has become less brutal , though two prisoners have died on hunger strikes .

尽管最近有两名犯人因绝食而死，但镇压手段已经不像过去那样残酷了。

Bamboo groves they harvested to sell to toy and chopstick makers shriveled and died .

他们过去卖给玩具和筷子制造商的毛竹都枯死了。

Medical advances mean that many people who once would have died young now live to a ripe old age .

医学的进步使得许多在过去可能英年早逝的人能够活到耄耋之年。

By comparison , and thoughthe dignitas clinic in switzerland provides few figures , it is believed that inthe last 11 years more than 800 people have died there .

与之相比，虽然瑞士的“尊严死亡”诊所案例更少，但是在过去11年内，任有超过800人选择此种司法。

" I have been left totally devastated and heartbroken by the death of jennifer . It 's more than a year since she died but the pain has not lessened , " she said .

她说，“詹尼佛的死给了我沉重的打击和心理的伤痛，尽管这事情已经过去一年了，但是伤痛一点没有减少。”