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美国励志哲理短片《蜡烛人》探索自己生命意义
Our lives grow so complex, so unwieldy, so difficult to explain as we get older. Haven't we all had the experience of making a new friend in our 30s, 40s or 50s and wondering how in the world we can possibly explain ourselves? Our heartaches and our joys, our failures, losses, accomplishments, regrets? Who we've loved? Who we've wounded? What we'd do over--if we possibly could--if given the chance? As the trajectory of our lives stretches out from childhood well into adulthood, the arc is rarely smooth or clear.
我们的生命如此复杂、难以驾驭、越年长越无以解释。我们都有这样的经历，三十几、四十几和五十多岁的时候结交新朋友；也曾困惑在这世上，我们何以向自己解释我们的心病和我们的喜悦，我们的失败、沮丧、成功和懊悔？我们爱过谁，又伤害了谁？若可能、如有机会，我们会选择什么重新来过？我们的人生轨迹，从童年一路延伸到成年，轨迹鲜有平滑和清晰的时候。
It might just be pizza. Like, if you look deep into a slice of pizza, it's all there.
就像批萨一样。如果你仔细观察一块批萨，你会发现里面应有尽有。
The meaning of life is the Pop Tart Cat farting rainbows through space. That is something that will bring a smile to your face every time.
人生的意义就像彩虹猫穿越太空。无论何时那都会让你脸上浮现笑容。
Basically, survival. You just have to survive.
基本上来说，就是生存。你必须要活下去。
Happiness! That's a major key to success.
幸福！这是成功的关键。
To have fun and succeed.
享乐，成功。
Be wealthy, be successful in whatever you do.
无论你做什么，让自己获得成功，成为富人。
Just to do what you love to do and for the rest of your life.
一生都要做你热爱的事情。
The meaning of life is whatever you want your life to be.
人生的意义在于你想要什么样的生活。
Whatever you want it to be. Whatever you want it to be.
人生的意义在于你想要什么样的生活。你想要过怎样的生活。
Whatever you want it to mean. I know that sounds really stupid, but the meaning of life, to me, is gonna be totally different than the meaning of life to you.
要看你希望人生有什么意义。我知道这听起来非常蠢，不过我人生的意义和你人生的意义肯定完全不同。
The meaning of life is complete and total connection with other human beings.
人生的意义与其他人息息相关。
What makes you and other people around you feel good about themselves.
人生的意义就是让你和你周围的人都能自我感觉良好。
Doing something beyond ourselves and looking for the greater purpose and looking todo something to make all of humanity better, as opposed to just thinking about ourselves.
做超越自我的事情，追求更伟大的目标，去做能使所有人类更上一层楼的事情，而不是只想自己。
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