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How Time Fly 2/18/2019 Many children have a wish when that is they grow up quickly. But when I really grew up, I found that time really passed quickly. Sometimes I recalled how quickly this year passed. I didn't do a lot of things, and I didn't go to many places. And how good and carefree children are. 好多小孩子小的时候都有一个愿望就是，快快长大。 但当真正长大的时候，才发现时间真的过得好快，有的时候回想起来怎么这么快这一年又过去，好多事都没做，好多地方都没有去过。而小孩子多好，无忧无虑的。

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How Time Fly 2/18/2019

Many children have a wish when that is they will grow up quickly.*
But when I really actually** grew up, I found that the time really passed quickly. Sometimes I recalled how quickly this year passed. I didn't do a lot of things, and I didn't go to many places. And How good and carefree children are.

好多小孩子小的时候都有一个愿望就是，快快长大。
但当真正长大的时候，才发现时间真的过得好快，有的时候回想起来怎么这么快这一年又过去，好多事都没做，好多地方都没有去过。而小孩子多好，无忧无虑的。

This is beautifully written. Great ideas. 

* Other ways to say this: "Many children wish they could grow up more quickly" or "Children are often eager to grow up"

** I changed "really" to "actually" to provide variety ("actually" occurs later in the same sentence) and to add a slightly different nuance. (In the Chinese version, you said 当真正长大 . I think your meaning was "By the time I had actually grown up. . ." But in English, "really grew up" can imply 長大了很多 or 非常長大). 

I think this is very true. Sort of the opposite of Peter Pan. (But Peter Pan was written by a grownup 哈哈.

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How Time Flies By 2/18/2019

Many children have a wish when that is they grow up quickly.
But when I really [1] grew up, I found that time really passed quickly. Sometimes I recalled how quickly this year passed. I didn't do a lot of things, and I didn't go to many places. Look [2] how good and carefree children are.

好多小孩子小的时候都有一个愿望就是，快快长大。
但当真正长大的时候，才发现时间真的过得好快，有的时候回想起来怎么这么快这一年又过去，好多事都没做，好多地方都没有去过。而小孩子多好，无忧无虑的。


[1] Using "really" twice so close in the same sentence sounds unnatural. It should be used to emphasize how quickly the time passed rather than the absolute action of growing up.

[2] This is was not a complete sentence. If you add "look", you make it a suggestion to draw attention to how good children have it.

I can relate. Life goes by too quickly after childhood :(

Good entry!

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