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When I was1 a young man,
I wanted to change the world.
I found it was difficult to change the world,
so I tried to change my nation.
When I found I couldn't change the nation,
I began to focus on my town.
I couldn't change the town and as2 an older man,
I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man,
I realize the only thing I can change is myself4,
and suddenly I realize that
if long ago I had changed myself,
I could3 have made an impact on my family.
My family and I could have
made an impact on our town.
Their impact could have changed the nation
and I could indeed have changed the world.
当我年轻的时候,我想改变世界。
但我发现改变世界很难,
因此我试着去改变我的国家。
当我发现我也改变不了国家的时候,
我开始想着要改变我居住的小镇。
我也没能改变小镇。年纪大一些了,
我尝试改变我的家人。
现在,我已然是一位老人。
我才意识到我所能改变的只有我自己。
我突然觉得如果很久之前就改变自己,
我就可以影响到我的家人。
我的家人和我就可以影响我的镇子。
他们的影响力就可以改变国家,
那样的话,我就真正改变了世界。
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v.能,可能(can的过去式);aux.v.(can的过去式)能;可以 | |
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