生命是短暂的，虽然我不想让孩子们知道。

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

生命是短暂的，而我已经挥霍了很多

Life is short, and I've shortened mine

以一千种可口，却说不出口的方式，

in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways,

一千种可口，却说不出口的方式，

a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways

我不想让孩子们知道。这个世界

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

起码有一半是可怕的，而这个估计

fifty percent terrible, and that's a conservative

趋于保守，虽然我不想让孩子们知道。

estimate, though I keep this from my children.

对应每只飞鸟，都有抛向它的石头。

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

对应每一个宠儿，都有穷困、乞讨，

For every loved child, a child broken, bagged,

沉入湖底的孩子。生命是短暂的而这个世界

sunk in a lake. Life is short and the world

起码有一半是可怕的，对应每一个

is at least half terrible, and for every kind

善良的陌生人，都有一个人想要摧毁你，

stranger, there is one who would break you,

虽然我不想让孩子们知道。我在努力

though I keep this from my children. I am trying

向他们推销这个世界。任何象样的商地产商，

to sell them the world. Any decent realtor

带你走过一片粪坑，都会叨叨说

walking you through a real shithole, chirps on

这是片风水宝地：这个地方可以变得很美，

about good bones: This place could be beautiful,

不是吗？你可以把这个地方建成幸福家园。

right? You could make this place beautiful.