Absence

Absence diminishes [降低] small passions and increases great ones, just as the wind blows out a candle and fans a fire.
离别减弱微弱的热情，增强炽热的激情，就象风吹灭蜡烛，旺盛篝火一样。

I was court-martialed [军事法庭] in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence. So I said, right, you can shoot me in my absence as well.
军事法庭缺席审判我，缺席判我死刑。我说，好吧，你们也可以缺席处死我。
注：他好象生气了。

What is better than the presence of mind in a railway accident? The absence of body.
火车发生事故时什么比镇定自若还好？人不在现场。
注：presence of mind镇定自若；absence of body人不在现场