下一次我该做的是，说话之前

Next time what I"d do is look at

看着地面。进入一所房子前

the earth before saying anything. I"d stop

我要先停下

just before going into a house

短暂地做一做皇帝

and be an emperor for a minute

更好地倾听风

and listen better to the wind

或静止的空气。

or to the air being still.

当任何人与我交谈，无论是

When anyone talked to me, whether

责备，赞扬或仅仅为了消磨时间，

blame or praise or just passing time,

我要观察他的脸，嘴唇如何

I"d watch the face, how the mouth

动，留意发声的

has to work, and see any strain, any

任何变化，任何迹象。

sign of what lifted the voice.

尽管，我该知道更多——大地

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

支撑着自己并翱翔，空气

bracing itself and soaring, the air

托举着每一片叶子和羽毛

finding every leaf and feather over

在森林与流水之上，对每个人来说

forest and water, and for every person

身体在衣服中散发出光芒

the body glowing inside the clothes

像一盏灯。

like a light.