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Freud said, Love and work. Work and love.
弗洛伊德说过 爱情和工作
That's all there is.
就是生活的全部
Well, I'm retired, and my wife is dead.
我退休了 我的妻子已经过世了
As you can imagine, that's given me some time on my hands.
可想而知 我有了很多的空闲时间
My wife's been gone for three and a half years.
我的妻子已经去世三年半了
I miss her in every way.
我无时无刻都在想念她
And retirement? That is an ongoing,
而退休? 则要坚持不懈的努力
relentless effort in creativity.
提升创造力
At first, I admit I enjoyed the novelty of it.
首先 我承认我享受其中的新鲜感
Sort of felt like I was playing hooky.
有点像在逃学一样
I used all the miles I'd saved and traveled the globe.
我用所有省下来的航空英里数去环游世界
The problem was, no matter where I went,
问题是 无论我去了哪里
as soon as I got home, the nowhere-to-be thing
只要我一到家 那种无处可去的感觉
hit me like a ton of bricks.
如千斤重锤般向我袭来
I realized the key
我意识到了
to this whole deal was to keep moving.
这一切的解决方法就是到处走动
Get up, get out of the house, and go somewhere. Anywhere.
早晨起床 走出家门 去到某个地方 任何地方都可以
Come rain or shine, I'm at my Starbucks by 7:15.
无论晴雨 我都会在7:15准时到星巴克
Excuse me, mind if we join you here?
不好意思 我可以坐这里吗?
Hey, how are ya?
嘿 最近怎么样?
Can't explain it,
我也解释不来
but it makes me feel pan' of something.
但这让我觉得我也是其中的一份子
These guys today, they're not numbers guys.
今天要见的人 并不是精于数字的人
Don't talk figures with them.
别跟他们讲数据
How do I spend the rest of my days?
其它时间用来做什么呢?
You name it. Golf, books, movies, pinochle.
做各种事情 高尔夫 读书 看电影 皮纳尔扑克
Tried yoga, learned to cook,
试过瑜伽 学过厨艺
bought some plants, took classes in Mandarin.
买了一些盆栽 上过中文课
Xiang xin wo, wo shen me dou shiguo le.
相信挖 挖什么道试挂了
Translation, Believe me, I've tried everything.
翻译过来就是... 相信我 我什么都试过了
And then, of course, there are the funerals.
然后 当然 也会有葬礼
So many more than I could imagine.
能做的事比我想象得多得多
The only traveling I do these days is out to San Diego
最近我唯一的一次旅行 是去圣地亚哥
to visit my son and his family.
看望我的儿子和他的家人
They're great. I love 'em to pieces.
他们很好 我非常地爱他们
But to be honest, I think I probably relied on them
但是说实话 我想我可能有点
way more than I should.
太过依赖他们
Don't get me wrong, I'm not an unhappy person.
别误会我 我不是那种经常闷闷不乐的人
Quite the contrary.
正相反
I just know there's a hole in my life,
我只知道我的生命中有个空洞
and I need to fill it.
而我需要补好它
Soon.
还得尽快
