Constantin Reliu, 63, had the shock of his life when he was told that he was, in actual fact, dead. His wife had registered his death in 2016 after he didn’t return to Romania from Turkey, where he had worked as a chef for more than 20 years.

让63岁的Constantin Reliu感到震惊的是，他被告知他已经死了。由于他没从土耳其返回罗马尼亚，他的妻子在2016年注册登记了他的死亡。他曾在罗马尼亚当过20多年的厨师。

He has since been living a legalistic nightmare of trying to prove to authorities that he is alive. He faced a major setback on Thursday when a court in the Vaslui refused to overturn his death certificate because his request was filed ‘too late.’

从此以后，他就生活在法律的噩梦中，因为他不断试图向当局证明他还活着。周四瓦斯卢伊一家法院的判决给了他沉重一击：法院拒绝推翻的他死亡证明，理由是他申请得“太晚”。

legalistic：尊重法律的；法律条文的

setback： 挫折；退步

The decision, the court said, is final. ‘I am a living ghost,’ Reliu said. ‘I am officially dead, although I’m alive. I have no income and because I am listed as dead, I can’t do anything.’

法院同时说这是最终判决。“我变成了活死人”Reliu说，“尽管还活着，我被宣告死亡。我无法申请收入因为我被注册为死人，我什么也做不了。”

Reliu explained that he first went to work in Turkey in 1992 and returned in 1995 to the first big shock of his marriage, his wife had cheated on him. In 1999, he decided to return to Turkey for good.

Ruliu解释说，他1992年在土耳其工作，1995年因为受到的第一个婚姻冲击而回国：妻子背着他出轨。1999年他决定永远留在土耳其。

Last December Turkish authorities detained him over expired papers and deported him to Romania in January. Upon landing at Bucharest airport, he was informed by border officials that he had been officially declared dead and underwent six hours of questioning and tests. Reliu spoke of his rage rage and a desire for revenge against his wife, who now lives in Italy.

去年12月土耳其当局因为护照过期而拘留他，然后在1月把他遣返回罗马尼亚。等到达布加勒斯特机场后，入境处官员说他被正式宣告死亡并且对他进行了6个小时的询问和测试。谈到此事时Reliu毫不掩饰对妻子的愤怒和复仇的愿望。他的妻子现在生活在意大利。

detain：拘留；留住

rage：狂暴；暴怒

Reliu said he would like to file a fresh lawsuit but has no money and suffers from diabetes, which makes everything more difficult. He also said he has been banned for life from returning to Turkey but would like to write to Turkish President to appeal the decision.

Reliu说他想提起新的诉讼，但他没有钱而且患了糖尿病，这让一切变得更加麻烦。他说他已经被禁止回到土耳其，他希望写信给土耳其总统推翻法院的判决。

diabetes：糖尿病；多尿病