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I remember thinking at the time

我总是一直在想

that so many of the men that I admired most

我所欣赏的大部分人

that their lives were dedicated to something greater than themselves.

他们都为某些事情做出了牺牲

So you got married because men you admired were married?

所以你结婚是因为你欣赏的人都结婚了？

No, no. It's more like I had this-- This idea of my best self, you know?

不，不，是我的主意?

And I wanted to pursue that

我想做个高尚的人

even if it might have been overriding my honest self.

即使不是自己的真实愿望

You know what I'm saying?

你知道我在说什么吗?

In the moment, I remember thinking it didn't much matter, the who of it all.

那一刻，我觉得是谁并不重要

I mean, that nobody is gonna be everything to you

我的意思是说， 没有一个人可以意味着全部

and that it's just the action of committing yourself

只是自己的一种承诺

you know, meeting your responsibilities, that matters.

自己应该负起的责任，这才是重要的

I mean, what is love, right, if it's not respect, trust, admiration?

就是说，爱难道不是尊重、信任、钦仰么?

And l-- I felt all those things.

所有这些我都感觉到了

Cut to the present, and I feel like I'm running a nursery

回到现实， 我感觉自己是和以前的爱人

with somebody I used to date, you know.

在开托儿所

I mean, I'm like a monk, you know.

就是说我感觉自己像修道士

I mean, I've had sex less than 1 0 times in the last four years.

我的意思是说这4年来我只有过不到10次性生活

重点讲解

重点单词：

1、admire

vt. 钦佩；赞美

vi. 钦佩；称赞

I admired her when I first met her and I still think she's marvellous.

我第一次见到她时就钦佩她，而且我现在依然认为她很了不起。

2、responsibility

n. 责任，职责；义务

Each manager had responsibility for just under 600 properties.

每位经理对差一点不到六百处房产负责。

3、override

vt. 推翻；不顾；践踏

The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.

孩子的幸福应该永远比其父母的心愿更重要。

重点短语：

1、less than

小于；少于；不到

Spend less than you earn, go without until you have the money.

一定要比自己挣的花的少，如果没有那么多钱，就不要行动。

2、be dedicated to

奉献；从事于；献身于

The load testing client machines should be dedicated to the sole task of load testing.

负载测试客户机机器应被完全专用于负载测试任务。

考考你（翻译）：

1、他钦佩她应对生活的方式。

2、没有人对这些袭击负责。

3、天使曾告诉他的母亲，她将生下一个献身于上帝的儿子，并且他的头发始终不能被剪掉。

答案下期公布：

上期答案：

1、Is he, you know, like some kind of weird simpleton?

2、There are so many different sorts of mushrooms available these days.

3、There was a long, pregnant silence, which Mrs. Madrigal punctuated by reaching for the cheque.