抉择
Jue ze
Choice
By
蔡琴
Cai Qin
偶尔飘来一阵雨 点点洒落了满地
ou3 er3 piao2 lai2 yi2 zhen4 yu3， dian3 dian3 sa3 luo4 liao5 man3 di4
Occasionally drifted a shower of rains; drop by drop dripped on all the ground.
寻觅雨伞下哪个背影最像你
xun2 mi4 yu3 san3 xia4, na4 ge5 bei4 ying3 zui4 xiang4 ni3
Looked for those backs under the umbrellas for the one that looked most like yours.
但行人来往人群中没有你
dan4 xing2 ren2 lai2 wang3 ren2 qun2 zhong1 mei2 you3 ni3
But, the passengers came and went, and there was no sign of you in the crowd.
偶尔飘来一阵雨 点点洒落了满地
ou3 er3 piao2 lai2 yi2 zhen4 yu3， dian3 dian3 sa3 luo4 liao5 man3 di4
Occasionally drifted a shower of rains; drop by drop dripped on all the ground.
也许雨一停我就能再见到你
ye3 xu3 yu3 yi4 ting2 wo3 jiu4 neng2 zai4 jian4 dao4 ni3
Perhaps, when the rains stops, I will be able to see you again.
也许雨该一直下不停
ye3 xu3 yu3 gai1 yi4 zhi2 xia4 bu4 ting2
Perhaps, the rains should be raining non-stop.
朦胧的眼 朦胧的雨
Meng2 long2 de5 yan3, meng2 long2 de5 yu3
Hazy eyes, hazy rains.
眼前呈现着美好美景
yan3 qian2 cheng2 xian4 zhe5 mei3 hao3 mei3 jing3
In the front of my eyes appears beautiful scenery
我在街头伫立心中已经有了决定
wo3 zai4 jie1 tou2 zhu4 li4 xin1 zhong1 yi3 jing1 you3 liao5 jue2 ding4
I am standing on the street, while in my heart I have made the decision
我想那小雨一定能把你打醒
wo3 xiang3 na4 xiao3 yu3 yi1 ding4 neng2 ba3 ni3 da3 xing3
I think the light rain definitely will hit on you and wake you up.
也许雨一停我就能再见到你
ye3 xu3 yu3 yi4 ting2 wo3 jiu4 neng2 zai4 jian4 dao4 ni3
Perhaps, when the rains stops, I will be able to see you again.
那是我最后的抉择
na4 shi4 wo3 zui4 hou4 de5 jue2 ze2
That is my final choice.
Translated by Shu
Quotes of choice and decision making:
A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one. ~Rita Mae Brown
When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice. ~William James
It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. ~Roy Disney
Choices are the hinges of destiny. ~Attributed to both Edwin Markham and Pythagoras
Consider what you think justice requires, and decide accordingly. But never give your reasons; for your judgment will probably be right, but your reasons will certainly be wrong. ~Lord Mansfield
Some persons are very decisive when it comes to avoiding decisions. ~Brendan Francis
When one bases his life on principle, 99 percent of his decisions are already made. ~Author Unknown
You’ve got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you’re not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice. ~Steven D. Woodhull
Life is the sum of all your choices. ~Albert Camus
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. ~David Russell
Although every man believes that his decisions and resolutions involve the most multifarious factors, in reality they are mere oscillation between flight and longing. ~Herman Broch
Indecision becomes decision with time. ~Author Unknown
Do not plant your dreams in the field of indecision, where nothing ever grows but the weeds of “what-if.” ~Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com
Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant. ~Anthony Robbins
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live. ~Flora Whittemore
To decide is to walk facing forward with nary a crick in your neck from looking back at the crossroads. ~Betsy Cañas Garmon
Decisions become easier when your will to please God outweighs your will to please the world. ~Anso Coetzer
In a minute there is time for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. ~T.S. Eliot
Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions. ~Author Unknown
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Reconsider, v. To seek a justification for a decision already made. ~Ambrose Bierce
The inability to make a decision has often been passed off as patience. ~Author Unknown
Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do. ~Denis Waitley
These quotes come from: http://www.quotegarden.com/decisions.html
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