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I translated a chinese poem into english, please help perfect it, thanks!! 有一天 這些都會過去的 想到這結果 我就欣慰 someday all will be gone thinking of this I am relieved 再怎麼累死人的愛 再怎麼累死人的恨 都會過去 no matter how painful the love is no matter how tired the hate is they all will be gone 失眠 被冤枉 塞車 太窮了 都會過去 suffering from insomnia being misunderstood encountering traffic jam living in poverty they all will be gone 被輕蔑 被迫說謊 被迫承認自己改變不了什麼 或者 長得不好看 都會過去 being looked down on being forced to lie being obliged to admit that I can't change anything or just having not a pleasant face they all will be gone 真是令人讚歎啊 生命怎麼能訂製得這麼仁慈 ? 又這麼冷淡 ? It is so amazing that how could a life be customized so mercifully while so impassively? 你愛收集的 到底是我們的笑啊 ? 還是我們的淚 ? the things you love to collect is our laugh or tears? 你不必回答我 不管是基於內疚 還是基於憐憫 你都不必回答我 you don't have to answer whether for conscience or for compassion 因為你已經夠貼心了 你有向我再三保證了 : because you are considerate enough you have promised me over and over 有一天 我這些微不足道的疑惑 也都會過去的 也都會過去的 someday these tiny things I doubt also will be gone all will be gone

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no matter how tired the hate is i think tired is the wrong word maybe. if you want tired, maybe it should be more like "no matter how tiring the hate is" but i like exhausting too. Being obliged to admit that I can't change anything, i think you're thinking of "obligated" not obliged. obliged is like ...you want to admit... but obligated is like you feel like you have to admit it, which i think is more what you're looking for, yeah? otherwise it's a very beautiful poem! does it rhyme in chinese, or is it free verse?
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Someday, All will be gone. Thinking of this, I am relieved. No matter how painful love is, No matter how tired hate is, They all will be gone. Suffering from insomnia, Being misunderstood, Encountering traffic jams, Living in poverty, They all will be gone. Being looked down on, Being forced to lie, Being obliged to admit that I can't change anything, Or just Having an unpleasant face, They all will be gone It is so amazing, How could a life be customized so mercifully, While so impassively? Is the thing you love to collect; Our laugh Or tears? You don't have to answer, Whether for conscience Or for compassion Because you are considerate enough, You have promised me over and over. Someday, These tiny things I doubt, Will also be gone. All will be gone. When poetry is written in English the first word of every line has a capital letter. Punctuation should still be used. Mostly, though, this was a well translated poem and delightful to read even if it was pessimistic!

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