A:This is the good life! We have it good don’t you think? 这就是美好的生活,我们已经拥有了,你不这么想吗?
B:Yeah of course! Although, don’t you ever wonder what “could have been”? 当然,但是,你想过原本可以的事吗?
A:What do you mean? 你是什么意思?
B:Well, sometimes I think of how things could have turned out if I had done things a little differently. 有时候我在想如果我做事不同,结果会是怎样?
A:For example? 比如说?
B:Like for example, if I hadn’t studied architecture, I would have become an artist like I wanted to. 比如说:如果我不学建筑,我可能会做一个艺术家。
A:I see. Yeah now that I think of it, I wouldn’t have gotten married if I hadn’t moved to this town and met Sally. 我明白了,要是那么说,如果我不搬到这个镇子,没遇到Sally,我可能就不会结婚。
B:You see! Everything happens for a reason! We wouldn’t even have met if I hadn’t been in that car accident ten years ago! 你看,每件事都是有来由的。如果十年前我没有发生交通事故,我们可能不会遇见对方。