As for your illusion that he's waiting for the kids to be older, forget it.

至于你的空想“他在等孩子们长大”，你就别做梦了。

youdao

Don't part with your illusion. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

不要舍弃你的幻想，当幻想破灭，你仍存在，但生活已索然无味。

youdao

Don't part with your illusion. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. ——Mark Twain.

不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后，你还可以生产，但是你虽生犹死。——马克·吐温。

youdao

Yes, you probably will get something out of Social Security, but the idea that it will be enough to support your lifestyle is plainly an illusion.

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It protected the illusion of having control over your passions and technology.

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