He was simply a youth tremendously excited with life and though he was a con man he was only conning because he wanted so much to live and get involved with people who would otherwise pay no attention to him.

狄恩属于那种对生活充满激情的年轻人,虽然他还是个很自信的骗子,这是因为生活中他希望得到的东西太多了,他希望能引起人们的注意。

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And like, a lot of his art is just very like... it's hopeful.

他的很多作品就非常……充满希望。

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He went in the hopefulness of youthful ambition, thinking the journey would make a man of him.

带着充满希望的野心，憧憬此次征程能将他铸造成为男人。

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And she described it as, think of what it's like to have a really great conversation with a friend that you wish would never end, except God's this infinitely rich friend and so the conversation ends up seeming desirable forever.

她的描述是，想象一次精彩的促膝长谈,和某个朋友，你希望它永远不会结束，上帝是位极渊博的朋友,长谈似乎充满无限魅力。

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