What I'd done seemed magical: an ability to take what had already existed—to "steal" a song from my favorite band—and to change it into something different and all my own.

我的成就妙不可言：将已存在的事物——从我最喜爱的乐队中“偷”一首歌——改造成另一种完全不同的、只属于我自己的作品。

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All of a sudden, I had to share my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.

突然间，我不得不和别人分享我的玩具，也不再有睡前故事或我自己选择的食物。

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If I sent a reply of any sort, all I would be doing is satisfying my own ego and getting in a jab or a last word.

我发送任何一个回复，我所能做的就是满足我的自我，挥出了一记拳，撂下了一句狠话。

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At the same time, as I empty myself of a lot of my own focus on myself, it allows me to hear and pay attention to all the things that are around you.

我对自己做了清理,减少了自己的重视，这使得我能够注意到,身边的一些事情。

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