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？
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？
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？
But what if that same process could be run in reverse, like a movie run backward?
但是，如果相同的过程逆向运行会怎样，像一部倒放的电影？
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？
But what if you want to improve the quality of your audio recording while taking video?
但如果你想要在拍摄视频时让录音质量更好呢？
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 everybody is acting in good faith, is drawing on good data and apparently relevant experience?
但如果人人都诚实行事、利用可靠数据和显然相关的经验，又会怎样呢？
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？
We often hold back launching our ideas because we think it won’t make a difference, but what if others embrace it?
我们常常在有想法的时候退缩，因为我们觉得这不能改变什么。
We often hold back launching our ideas because we think it won't make a difference, but what if others embrace it?
我们常常在有想法的时候退缩，因为我们觉得这不能改变什么。
But what if it's dark out, or your rivals are at a distance or on the phone? Will auditory information suffice?
但若周围一片漆黑，或是对方距离很远或者是在电话那头，你的听觉信息还够用么？
Just a few more minutes of catching fireflies on a lazy summer evening. So what if that certain TV show was on?
要是再多一会儿，和孩子们在夏日慵懒的晚上一快捉萤火虫，即便那定时要收看的电视节目已经上映了又何妨？
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？
Just a few more minutes of rocking a sleepy toddler. So what if toys were strewn around the room, littering the floor?
要是再多一会儿，去轻轻摇沉睡的幼儿，即便满屋子地板上散乱着玩具又何妨？
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？
Most of them have not been scientists or doctors or philosophers, but simply ordinary people asking 'what if?' or 'why?'
他们中的大多数并非科学家、医生或哲学家，而仅仅是爱问“怎么了”或“为什么”的普通人。
But what if you thought about making the change only temporarily — say for 30 days — and then you’re free to go back to your old habits?
但，如果只想临时地改变一下呢——比如30天——然后你还是可以变回老样子，又会如何？
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？
Stop comparing, try to enjoy the delicious pie in your hand right now, rather than worrying about what if there's bigger pie or more delicious one out there.
停下攀比，试着去喜欢你自己手中美味的派，而不要去想着是不是有一个更大或者更美味的派。
Stop comparing, try to enjoy the delicious pie in your hand right now, rather than worrying about what if there's bigger pie or more delicious one out there.
停下攀比，试着去喜欢你自己手中美味的派，而不要去想着是不是有一个更大或者更美味的派。
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