Life is short, though I keep this from my children.

生命短暂，虽然我对孩子们隐瞒这点。

Life is short, and I've shortened mine

生命短暂，而我已挥霍已身

in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways,

用了一千种美妙又荒唐的方式

a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways

而这一千种美妙地荒唐的方式

I'll keep from my children. The world is at least

我也会瞒着孩子们。这世界至少

fifty percent terrible, and that's a conservative

百分之五十是可怕的，这还是

estimate, though I keep this from my children.

保守估计，虽然我对孩子们隐瞒这点。

For every bird there is a stone thrown at a bird.

每有一只飞鸟，就有一块石头掷向飞鸟。

For every loved child, a child broken, bagged,

每有一个被爱的孩子，就有一个孩子被打碎，被装袋，

sunk in a lake. Life is short and the world

被沉入湖底。生命短暂而这世界

is at least half terrible, and for every kind

至少一半坏透了，每有一个善良的

stranger, there is one who would break you,

陌生人，就有一个会把你击垮的人

though I keep this from my children. I am trying

虽然我对孩子们隐瞒这点。我正努力

to sell them the world. Any decent realtor

向他们推销这个世界。任何一个称职的房产中介

walking you through a real shithole, chirps on

带你穿过一栋真正的烂房子时，都会喋喋不休地

about good bones: This place could be beautiful,

谈论它的好骨架：这地方能变得很美，

right? You could make this place beautiful.

对吧？你大可以让这地方变得很美。