感悟人生-Unit 29 Autobiography in Five Short Chapters 人生

I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I fall in.

I am lost... I am helpless¹.

It isn't my fault.

It takes forever to find a way out.

Ⅱ.

I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I pretend² I don't see it

I fall in again.

I can't believe I am in the same place.

But it isn't my fault.

It still take a long time to get out.

Ⅲ.

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I see it is there.

I still fall in It's a habit.

My eyes are open.

I know where I am.

It is my fault.

I get out immediately.

Ⅳ.

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it.

Ⅴ.

I walk down another street.

1 helpless   

adj.无助的，无依无靠的；不能自力的

参考例句：

• The other team was helpless and we had a real field day.对方队很弱，我们轻易取胜。
• They felt helpless to do anything about it.他们对这事感到无能为力。

2 pretend   

vt.假装，假托，装扮；vi.假装，装作

参考例句：

• So you don't need to pretend,do you?所以你不必装假了，对吧？
• Many people pretend that they understand modern art.许多人装着自己懂得现代艺术。