Buchwald refused kidney dialysis. He went on to outlive doctors' predictions by almost a year. (Susan Brink, The Los Angeles Times, Feb., 2007)布赫瓦尔德拒绝做肾透析。他比医生们预计的存活时间多活了差不多一年。
Greek civilization outlived Roman empire mainly due to their developed culture.希腊文明由于文化发达,保存的时间比罗马帝国还长。