翻訳: Satoshi Tatsuhara 校正: Takako Sato

祈使句型

Imagine an engine going clack, clack, clack,

那天我的位置很特別，我坐在1D

Well I had a unique seat that day. I was sitting in 1D.

我是唯一可以和空服員說話的人

I was the only one who could talk to the flight attendants.

他們說“沒問題，我們應該只是撞上鳥了。”

and they said, "No problem. We probably hit some birds."

The pilot had already turned the plane around,

The pilot lines up  the plane with the Hudson River.

Now imagine being in a plane with no sound.

the most unemotional three words I've ever heard.

I didn't have to talk to the flight attendant anymore.

現在我想和你分享那天我所學到的三件事

Now I want to share with you three things I learned about myself that day.

I learned that it all changes in an instant.

we have these things we want to do in life,

所有那些我想連絡卻沒有連絡的人

and I thought about all the people I wanted to reach out to that I didn't,

那些我應該修補的圍牆，人際關係

所有我想要經歷卻沒有經歷的事

all the experiences I wanted to have and I never did.

因為如果酒已成熟，對象也有，我早就把酒打開了

Because if the wine is ready and the person is there, I'm opening it.

I no longer want to postpone anything in life.

and this is as we clear the George Washington Bridge,

I've tried to get better at everything I tried.

And I thought about my relationship with my wife,

我決定除掉我人生中的負面情緒

I decided to eliminate  negative energy from my life.

I've not had a fight with my wife in two years.

I don't want this thing to break in 20 pieces

It's almost like we've been preparing for it our whole lives.

我不想就這樣離開，我熱愛我的生命

一個月以後，我參加女兒的表演 －

About a month later, I was at a performance by my daughter --

她一年級，沒甚麼藝術天份⋯⋯

first-grader, not much artistic talent ...

And I'm bawling , I'm crying, like a little kid.

And it made all the sense in the world to me.

that the only thing that matters in my life

which was to be able to see into the future

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