If patients who survive NDEs can identify these images subsequently—well, not to overdramatize, but several centuries of materialism in the natural sciences will have to be rewritten.

举例来说，如果从“濒死经历”中活过来的病人能在事后辨认出这些图像，那么，不夸张地说，自然科学中几个世纪以来的唯物论不得不重写了。

Ms. Merkel said she didn't want to overdramatize the situation, but added that a year ago, no one would have anticipated the steps the European Union has been forced to take to shore up the euro.

默克尔说，她不想夸大形势，但放在一年以前，谁也不会料到欧盟（EuropeanUnion）会采取它为提振欧元而不得不采取的种种措施。