This desire would sometimes calm for days at a time, but before long, the volcanic explosions in my head would begin again.

这种渴望有时会平静数日，但不久之后，头脑中再次开始火山一样的情感爆发。

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Life is unpredictable, like a boundless sea. Sometimes calm, sometimes waves lapping. Therefore, human life will encounter many setbacks.

人生变幻莫测，如同无边无际的大海。时而风平浪静，时而巨浪拍岸。因此，人的一生就会遇到很多的挫折。

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Sometimes it burns fiercely and other times it's relatively calm.

有时它燃烧得很厉害，有时又相对平静。

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