I was appointed Poet Laureate. It came totally out of the blue because most Poet Laureates had been considerably older than I. It was not something that I even had begun to dream about!

-- Rita Dove 丽塔·达夫

我被任命为桂冠诗人。这完全出乎我的意料，因为大多数的桂冠诗人都比我大得多。

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I'm, like, a compulsive eater. I'm going to be so fat when I'm older, it's ridiculous.

我是个强迫性饮食者。我长大后会很胖，这太荒谬了。

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If you're lucky as you get older, you respect the craft and it becomes a skill.

如果你很幸运，随着年龄的增长，你尊重这门手艺，它就变成了一种技能。

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The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.

散文作家只有在诗人去世时才能退居二线。

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Ring out the false, ring in the true.

敲出虚伪，敲入真实。

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