"He was telling me I need to finish second, and he was also telling me 'Don't step on the line,' and he was also telling me, 'Just try to stay close.' They shot the gun and I saw him for about maybe two or three seconds.

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This passage I read at length is important for a number of reasons let me just try to explain.

我读出这一长段是基于几个重要的理由,我会加以解释。

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They kind of allowed me to try whatever I wanted to try, and I found this for myself.

我想尝试什么他们都允许，我自己走上这条路的。

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And in so far as it is possible for me, to try to preempt what that impact or effect might be in the sense of trying to figure out whether or not it will have an impact on you and what it might be.

只要有可能，我就会通过自己对诗歌的感受,来试图推断这首诗,是否会对读者产生冲击，会产生怎样的冲击。

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