Illustrations:Chen Xia/GT

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The Lost City / 《迷失之城》(míshīzhīchénɡ)

1. Only a fool would choose a horse by its color. 

只有傻瓜才会以貌取人。

(zhīyǒu shǎɡuā cáihuì yǐmào qǔrén.)

2. It's Latin. It means "its sweeter after difficulty." 

这是拉丁语,它的意思是"先苦后甜"。

(zhèshì lādīnɡyǔ, tāde yìsī shì"xiānkǔ hòutián".)

3. How could I be embarrassed by something that makes so many people happy? 

让这么多人开心的事怎么会让我难堪呢？

(rànɡ zhèmeduō rén kāixīn de shì zěnme huì rànɡwǒ nánkān ne?)

4. It's the very first time I've never seen you totally unafraid and alive. 

这是第一次我看到你如此无所畏惧并且充满活力。

(zhèshì dìyīcì wǒ kàndào nǐ rúcǐ wúsuǒ wèijù bìnɡqiě chōnɡmǎn huólì.)

5. My skill is sitting and thinking and eating when I can't think. 

我的技能就是在无法思考的时候坐着吃点东西,然后想想事情。

(wǒde jìnénɡ jiùshì zài wúfǎ sīkǎo de shíhòu zuòzhe chīdiǎn dōnɡxī, ránhòu xiǎnɡxiǎnɡ shìqínɡ.)

6. I think a woman can do things a man can do. 

男人能做的事,女人也能做。

(nánrén nénɡ zuòdeshì, nǚrén yěnénɡ zuò.)

7. I was so afraid of being hurt by life again that I just stopped living. I couldn't see the good things in front of me. 

我害怕再次被生活伤害,所以我忘了如何去生活。那让我看不到眼前任何美好的事物。

(wǒ hàipà zàicì bèi shēnɡhuó shānɡhài, suǒyǐ wǒ wànɡle rúhé qù shēnɡhuó.nà rànɡwǒ kànbùdào yǎnqián rènhé měihǎo de shìwù.)

8. Platonic? I like the sound of that. Not Sure what that means but I like the sound of it.

柏拉图式的吗？这听起来不错。我不知道这是什么意思,但我喜欢这个名字。

(boilātúshì de ma? zhè tīnɡqǐlái bùcuò.wǒ bùzhīdào zhèshì shenme yìsī, dàn wǒ xǐhuān zhèɡè mínɡzì.)