I was amazed. It was neither the first nor the last time that something other people cared about didn't mean a thing to me.

我感到惊讶，其他人很在乎的事情在我眼里根本不值一提，这种情况，对我来说既不是第一次，也不是最后一次。

youdao

It didn't mean I had to agree with them, but the goal was to get their honest opinion and instead of letting it affect me personally, to thank them and actually consider it.

不是说我要同意所有他们所说的，而是这样做我可以知道他们那些影响到我的语句背后的真正意见，感谢他们，也实在的考虑一下这些原因。

youdao

All the things that I thought were important - about my career and whether or not people liked me - was nothing; it didn't mean anything.

那一刻，所有我原本认为至关重要的事，例如事业、人们是否喜欢我等等，其实根本不值一提。

youdao

"It didn't mean much to me, " he recalls.

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