The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.

  • -- W. H. Auden 奥登

儿童的脸,就像动物的脸一样,是面具,而不是脸,因为他们还没有形成自己的显著特征。

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In masks outrageous and austere, The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear, And none has quite escaped my smile.

戴着骇人而严峻的面具,岁月以一列纵队流逝;但没有一个人值得我害怕,也没有一个人能完全逃脱我的微笑。

We would do well to slow down a little focus one the significant and truly see the things that matter most.

我们最好放慢脚步,把注意力放在重要的事情上,真正看到最重要的事情。