the grim reaper will bring change in both places soon.

死神即将给这两个地方带来变革。

in syria the grim reaper did for hafez assad after a run of three decades as the country’s ruler, but his son, bashar, has become president in his place.

尽管死神结束了叙利亚前总统哈菲兹?阿萨德（hafez al-assad）三十年的统治，其子巴沙尔(bashar)却继承其位。

although death is the central theme of halloween, celebrants deal with the grim reaper only on a playful level.

尽管死亡是万圣节的中心主题，但参加欢庆的人们都抱着一种戏谑的态度来面对死神。

this suggests that women「s encounter with the grim reaper is postponed because they can perform for their grandchildren services similar to those they performed for their children.

根据假设，妇女死亡时间的推迟是因为她们能像照料自己孩子一样照料她们的孙子辈。

the grim reaper can cut life short and, under the right circumstances, whittle those still standing down to the size of pygmies.

死神可以使生命缩短，但在特定环境下也可以使活着的人变成侏儒。

among these works emanual von baeyer, a london dealer, will show 「the aviary of death」, a 16th-century etching of the grim reaper busily at work, by giovanni paolo cimerlini (see slideshow below).

这些作品包括伦敦交易商艾玛纽·冯·拜耳提供的由乔万尼-保罗-西莫里尼在16世纪创作的一幅名为「死亡之笼」的素描，这幅素描描绘了死神忙碌时的景象（见底部幻灯片）。

an inventive artist has created a halloween-inspired 3-d collection of garage covers, including designs of the grim reaper and dracula」s gothic den.

据英国《每日邮报》10月19日报道，英国一名艺术家为车库门防护罩设计出一套万圣节灵感三维立体画，内容包括死神和德古拉（吸血鬼）的哥特式洞穴等。

you might think singer-songwriters were too well-behaved to encounter death all that often, but you'd be wrong – the grim reaper needs to take some time off there, too.

你也许会觉得那些行为十分端正的创作歌手总不会频繁地遭逢不测，但事情并不尽然，就算是死神也是需要抽出时间来休假的。