Ah, what if he should call me by my fine title before folk!
啊，要是他当着大家的面用我的好名字称呼我，那该多好啊！
At the beginning of the school year, I had an idea—what if my students use a classroom garden to grow vegetables for our school lunches?
开学之初，我有一个想法——如果我的学生们用一间教室菜园来为学校的午餐种蔬菜会怎么样？
Instead, this is a fairy tale, a 'what if...?
相反，这是个童话，讲的是“要是……怎么办？”
Curiosity: Can we create a "what if" mind set?
好奇心：我们能创造“如果”的思维方式吗？
But what if you want a book you can read today?
但如果你想要一本今天就能读的书呢？
Don't be afraid to ask why, and what if, and why not?
不要害怕去问为什么、如果怎样或者为什么不呢？
But what if your horse suddenly grows zebra stripes?
可是如果那匹马突然长出了斑马的条纹呢？
But what if you want to know how a singing bird feels?
但是如果你想知道一只唱歌的小鸟的感觉，你该怎么办呢？
But what if my real dream is to become a great writer?
但是如果我的梦想是成为一个作家呢？
But what if you could turn this hobby into a home business?
但是如果你可以将这项爱好转变为家庭事业呢？
Don't take Yourself Too Seriously: So what if you make a mistake?
不要对自己太过认真。如果你犯了错那又怎样？
But what if you learned to enjoy just a few bites of the ice cream?
但如果你学着只吃小小的几口会如何？
Well, what if you could keep your ears warm while listening to your tunes?
听着旋律，又能保持耳朵暖暖的，什么东西能做到呢？
Now what if you set an ambitious goal to increase your income by 100% this year?
现在，如果你设定一个颇具野心的目标——今年内收入增加100%会怎么样？
They create great software systems by asking questions that begin with "what if?"
他们通过问“如果这样会发生什么”的问题来创建更好的软件系统。
But what if your plan is to do better than your previous grade, which was 20 marks?
但是如果你的目标是超越自己上一次的分数—20分，感觉又会如何？
But what if your dream serves no one but yourself? Does that make it any less valid?
但如果你的梦想不是为了其他任何人而只是为了你自己呢？会不会就使它不那么有意义了？
Not so much time out of a busy day. So what if she got home a little later than she had planned?
在忙碌的一天中，这点时间也算不上多，哪怕她会因此比原计划要迟一点到家又怎样呢？
But what if there was a kind of dessert that tastes incredible, but that was actually good for you?
但是有没有一种既好吃又有益你身体健康的甜点呢？
They could set a better example by asking "why" and "what if" - while asking others to do likewise.
他们可以通过问“为什么”和“如果……怎么办”来树立更好的榜样，同时要求其他人也这么做。
But what if there was another way? What if there was an ATM that anyone could use that never charged fees?
但是如果换一种方式呢？如果有一种任何人使用都不会收费的自动取款机呢？
But what if we could replace the hot roof of each skyscraper or building in a city with grass or a garden?
如果我们把城市里的高楼大厦的热烘烘的房顶都改种草木改建成花园，那会怎样？
But what if there were a compact, flexible material that could harvest energy from the body's own movement?
但如果有一种致密柔韧的材料，它可以从自身肢体动作收集能量，那会如何呢？
I'm a big proponent of slowing down, simplifying, doing less, and being less busy... but what if you can't?
我一直倡导放慢生活的步调，一切从简，能少做就少做，让自己闲一点，但是假如你做不到这些呢？
Just a few more minutes of giggling and splashing in the bathtub. So what if bedtime got pushed back a little?
要是再多一会儿，让孩子们在浴缸里尽情地嬉戏击水，即便睡觉时间推迟一点又何妨？
But, what if they listened, what if they really heard each other's music, instead of always playing their own tunes?
然而倘若他们倾听对方的音乐，而不是各自为歌，那么结果会如何呢？
Yet what if that data was working for you online and it suggested nearby locations for healthy food it knew you liked?
但如果这些数据可以放到网上，然后根据你的习惯为你推荐附近的健康食品商店呢？
But what if I said there is a place even higher than Everest, with a gentle three-degree slope that you could stroll up?
但如果我说还有比珠峰更高，却只有三度左右的平缓坡度以至于你能漫步其上的地方，你会怎么想呢？
So what if you're not quite ready to say it, but you want to show it? Or what if you've already said it, and you want something more than just words?
所以如果你还没有准备好说这三个字，但又想表达这个意思----或者你已经说了，但你还想用行动来加以强化，又该怎么办呢？
What if that dream comes true?
如果梦想成真了呢？
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