这个文明的海岸，于我充满了希望，非常动人并富于感染力。但我却没有想着可以跳下船，以期得到我梦寐以求的自由。

All this, the civilized shore, looked probable to me, appealing, but I had no thought that I could jump ship and get free.

youdao

在这个周五的凌晨3点，我忽然跳下床，我知道我找到了这个词，这原来就是整个世界中我最喜爱的一个词，并且我意识到我对这个词的特殊感受正是来源于我的父亲。

I sprang out of bed Friday at 3 a. m. and knew the word - it turned out to be my favorite word in the whole world and I think he's the source of the specialness of that word.

youdao