Life was like a dream. But like any dream, it could not last forever.

VOA: special.2011.02.17

Truth is something less than dream, in Frost. Truth is life-sized.

对弗罗斯特来说真理比梦要浅，真理跟生活一样大小。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Her life as a child was like a bad dream.

VOA: special.2009.12.06