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冷水淹没了人，尚且不得活，何况是在滚开的水中，下边还有猛烈的火呢！
寒水沉人，尚不得生，况在沸汤之中，有猛火之烈乎？
If a person is immersed in water and cannot survive, how can he survive in boiling water with an intense fire below?
<s>[INST] 请将下面的文言文翻译成英语: 寒水沉人，尚不得生，况在沸汤之中，有猛火之烈乎？ [/INST] If a person is immersed in water and cannot survive, how can he survive in boiling water with an intense fire below?</s>
请将下面的文言文翻译成英语: 寒水沉人，尚不得生，况在沸汤之中，有猛火之烈乎？
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If a person is immersed in water and cannot survive, how can he survive in boiling water with an intense fire below?
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