我曾对我们能达到那种幸福的状态抱有很高的希望，当时的甜菜太大了，需要两个人才能抬起来一个。

I had high hopes that we might achieve that happy state, where the mangels were so huge it took two men to lift one.

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如果你知道如何自我催眠，这种方法可能是最有用的，用“我是最好”的方法自我催眠，充分利用这种方法将你的整个人融入准备睡觉的状态。

If you know how to hypnotize yourself, this technique might be a useful one, using the "Best Me" technique of self-hypnosis. Use this to involve your whole person in the process of going to sleep.

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但对我来说，我不会选择任何其它状态；我很高兴承受身为父母的焦虑和脆弱，以及许许多多的乐趣，当然这只是我的个人观点。

But for me - and I speak only for myself - I wouldn't choose any other state; I'm happy to take the angst and vulnerability of parenting, along with the many joys.

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