Next time what I"d do is look at

下一次我该做的是，说话之前

the earth before saying anything. I"d stop

看着地面。进入一所房子前

just before going into a house

我要先停下

and be an emperor for a minute

短暂地做一做皇帝

and listen better to the wind

更好地倾听风

or to the air being still.

或静止的空气。

When anyone talked to me, whether

当任何人与我交谈，无论是

blame or praise or just passing time,

责备，赞扬或仅仅为了消磨时间，

I"d watch the face, how the mouth

我要观察他的脸，嘴唇如何

has to work, and see any strain, any

动，留意发声的

sign of what lifted the voice.

任何变化，任何迹象。

And for all, I"d know more -- the earth

尽管，我该知道更多——大地

bracing itself and soaring, the air

支撑着自己并翱翔，空气

finding every leaf and feather over

托举着每一片叶子和羽毛

forest and water, and for every person

在森林与流水之上，对每个人来说

the body glowing inside the clothes

身体在衣服中散发出光芒

like a light.

像一盏灯。