I used to think that my lack of diligence was a sign of laziness, and my resolution "Don" t let the perfect be the enemy of the good "has made me feel a lot better."

我曾以为不勤奋是懒惰的标志，然而“至善者，善之敌”这想法让我心情大大地好了起来。

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When I was a boy "discovering literature", I used to think how wonderful it would be if every other person on the street were familiar with Proust and Joyce or T. E. Lawrence or Pasternak and Kafka.

我还是个“探索文学”的毛头小伙子时，老是想，要是大街小巷人人都熟知普鲁斯特、乔伊斯、T•E•劳伦斯、帕斯捷尔纳克与卡夫卡，那该多好。

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When I was a boy "discovering literature", I used to think how wonderful it would be if every other person on the street were familiar with Proust and Joyce or t.

我还是个“探索文学”的少年时，就经常在想：要是大街上人人都熟悉普鲁斯特和乔伊斯，熟悉t。

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I don't--I could describe you and start to think about you not as a person and language can be used for this.

我可以把你描述成，或想象成,不是一个人，而我可以利用语言做到这点。

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So it's not to be used when you just feel sort of "Nahhhh, I don't know."

所以，当你仅仅是觉得“嗯……我不清楚”的时候，不能用这个句型。

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It used to be that I was so busy that I didn't exercise much,

过去我也因为忙碌而很少锻炼，

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